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Jeannie Lappin (back) and Mary Scurr, with a sizeable audience looking on at Hartlepool Headland Outdoor Swimming Pool in 1931.
Date (of image) : 1931
Donor : Mrs. Maureen Ledington
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Ledington (Scurr) Family AlbumA selection of photographs and documents kindly shared with this project by Mrs. Maureen Ledington.
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Open-air Swimming PoolThe open-air swimming pool was opened in 1923. It was badly damaged during the great storm of January 1953, and was never fully repaired. The surviving remains of the pool itself are mostly obscured by seaweed, and all of the shoreward structures have long gone.
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Turkish Delight
Donated by Mrs. Maureen LedingtonJeannie Lappin modelling a striking Art Deco swimsuit at the Hartlepool Headland Outdoor Swimming Pool in 1931.
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