The Hartlepool Headland outdoor swimming pool taken some time after the great storm of 1953, leaving the pool in a very sorry state. In the background, on the left, repairs to the damaged New Pier are clearly visible.
Date (of image) : 1953
Donor : Rosa Simon
Location
The 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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