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I have added as many photos of New Ferry Baths as I can find to www.newferryonline.org.uk Go to "Memories and Photos" where you will find it featuring in the 1930s and 1970s in particular.

loved new ferry baths used to bunk off school to go there,till the teachers got wind of it .someone snitched on us and they soon put a stop to it.

In the 70's myself, my Brother, Sisters and Cousins used to often go to New Ferry Baths with my Mother and Aunt and what happy times we had there. I have some photo's but I can't post them as there is family members on them all.
The water was ice cold and it was always packed!
I remember my Mother buying me a white costume and my Cousin had the same.
Each time we went male teenagers used to sit by us, there was twins with dark hair and most handsome too but our Mothers kept a watch on us.
I used to sneak off home to meet my Husband, then of course boyfriend, despite my Mothers protests.
What happy memories!

Yes been there done all that lol good day. Igot up the nerve to jump off top or near top board in new ferry, near last my spuds lol never again. port sunlight was ok but I went to byrne av most. Then later found out clatterbridge hospital had an open air pool. more devilish good fun lol.

We too used to go to Byrne Avenue Baths. My hair was so long I could sit on it, so Mum made me wear a bathing hat. My Cousin used to have problems with her ears and she too had to wear one lol. We had flowers on ours so we were posh lol.
It all only seems like yesterday but what happy memories we were making back then for our future.

i remember the baths well went there after school when i lived in tranmere.me and my mate wouldn t get out one night swam into middle of pool so the lifeguard went and got long pole that was used to teach you to swim to try and get us out . got pics when anuties,uncle,cousins and nan all went there for day out it was great.

Ahh such memories!...I too used to go there with me mum an family an friends,we'd all go there en masse-a gaggle of mums, brood of kids an a scramble of push-chairs piled high with towels, blankets to sit on, butties an flasks! mums would sit on the blankets with tea an catch up on goss- although it wasn't called that then - it was called 'watchin ova you!' I too nearly drowned in the shallow end of the little pool, surrounded by crisp packets an other debri.. I went up the diving board looked down an backed out!-had to squeeeze me way back down past the never endin queue! I also rememba bein sent to get some hot water from the cafe for more tea for the mums-that floor was so wet n slippy nearly broke me neck!-no health n safety in them days ha ha! oh such lovely memories!...

A friend of mine (alias arfurfxsake)remembers goin to these baths as a kid, he was a rather slim kid and he sat tremblin wrapped up in his towel gatherin up the courage to join his friends in the water, to his mum sayin "go on,go on, go on.."
He threw his towel off an legged it accross the grass , only to stand on an upturned bottle top which embedded itself into the sole of his foot..! he did manage to prise it off but still has the circular scar today!

Used to be a "Street Day Out" in the fifties, by bus of course. Think now and again they would all chip in and get a chara.

I even remember the bathing beauty contests they held, mostly prefered Rivacre baths tho'.

Ahh, i remember the bathing beauty contests too!
and as a teenager i remember the groups [call them 'bands' today don't they?] they would have playing there in the park area, oh and the Qs they had waiting to get in! makes you wonder why they closed down!
Great memories!!