Saltley baths

[Jacquinjohn]

Hi all, does anyone know if saltley public baths are still standing, when i was at highfield road school in the fifties we used to walk down the "rock" for our swimming lessons, and on saturdays we used to go to the morning matinees at the rock,when we came out we went to a small shop just up from the pictures and we had a glass of orange squash for one penny.. Any body else remember ?

 

[dottieau]

I used to go to Saltley with friends but our school Lea Village used to take us to Woodcock Street that would have been in the early 50s.

 

[Jacquinjohn]

Hi again, yes all my uncles and aunts went to lea village school, they were the Proctors,and they lived in kitts green road near to the bus garage, i have spoken to them and they also went to woodcock baths.

 

[kbrmikhail]

i presume you mean the george arthur road swimming baths. they were demolished many years back.

 

[berniew]

Not swiming but dancing

 

[kbrmikhail]

yes you are right. i have just been viewing amazing pictures of saltley, including two of the inside of the baths. Have a look on www.birminghamforum.co.uk one of which is your picture.