International Pool

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Sun 02 Mar, 2008 9:36 pm

some more fab pictures from sir phill of d therei'm so going to give photography a shot myself. need to buy a camera first of course, lol

samhirst87 · Post by **samhirst87** » Mon 03 Mar, 2008 12:08 am

Hi All, Im new to the forum. I met some of you on friday night on the tours of the town hall. I would like to say a big hello to everybody on the forum!I went to the international pool today and did some filming. Its a sad atmosphere in the pool. I have so many memories of the place. Its sad to see it go.Heres the youtube vid.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guo4uo16BHQ

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 03 Mar, 2008 5:09 am

samhirst87 wrote: Hi All, Im new to the forum. I met some of you on friday night on the tours of the town hall. I would like to say a big hello to everybody on the forum!I went to the international pool today and did some filming. Its a sad atmosphere in the pool. I have so many memories of the place. Its sad to see it go.Heres the youtube vid.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guo4uo16BHQ welcome,young sam and a happy 21st....for september....booomshankha! (may the seed of your loin,be fruitful in the belly of your woman!!)

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 03 Mar, 2008 5:14 am

Sam,sam....you there sam?....great video,cheers mate,what a set of bankers ,with a 'w',instead of a 'b',to close such a wonderful place as the olympic bath's of leeds.....cheers again oh youngest member i know!

LeeRatbag · Post by **LeeRatbag** » Mon 03 Mar, 2008 12:31 pm

I don't have much to add to this discussion except the fact that I'm gutted to see the old place go; I, along with pretty much everyone of my generation in this town, learnt to swim there.Oh, and mention of Armley Baths brings back traumatic memories of the hideous hot water pipes that ran under the benches in the changing cubicles. The hiss and clouds of steam you'd get if you inadvertently dropped yer wet trunks on the pipes were truly fearsome (and the only way to retrieve them was with a stick). H&S wouldn't allow it these days, that's a fact...

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 03 Mar, 2008 4:34 pm

samhirst87 wrote: Hi All, Im new to the forum. I met some of you on friday night on the tours of the town hall. I would like to say a big hello to everybody on the forum!I went to the international pool today and did some filming. Its a sad atmosphere in the pool. I have so many memories of the place. Its sad to see it go.Heres the youtube vid.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guo4uo16BHQ Eh up Sam,met you on the first tour,glad to see your interest in our little band.I was at the Olympics as well yesterday,took a couple of snaps,though nothing on the Phill quality.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 03 Mar, 2008 6:19 pm

LeeRatbag wrote: I don't have much to add to this discussion except the fact that I'm gutted to see the old place go; I, along with pretty much everyone of my generation in this town, learnt to swim there.Oh, and mention of Armley Baths brings back traumatic memories of the hideous hot water pipes that ran under the benches in the changing cubicles. The hiss and clouds of steam you'd get if you inadvertently dropped yer wet trunks on the pipes were truly fearsome (and the only way to retrieve them was with a stick). H&S wouldn't allow it these days, that's a fact... I learned my swimming at Armley in the 60's. Them were the days, I remember it being packed nearly every evening and on saturdays you had to get in early to get a decent swim in. Anyone remember the name of the lif-guard feller with the dodgy leg?

pooh1982 · Post by **pooh1982** » Tue 04 Mar, 2008 12:41 am

Chrism wrote: LeeRatbag wrote: I don't have much to add to this discussion except the fact that I'm gutted to see the old place go; I, along with pretty much everyone of my generation in this town, learnt to swim there.Oh, and mention of Armley Baths brings back traumatic memories of the hideous hot water pipes that ran under the benches in the changing cubicles. The hiss and clouds of steam you'd get if you inadvertently dropped yer wet trunks on the pipes were truly fearsome (and the only way to retrieve them was with a stick). H&S wouldn't allow it these days, that's a fact... I learned my swimming at Armley in the 60's. Them were the days, I remember it being packed nearly every evening and on saturdays you had to get in early to get a decent swim in. Anyone remember the name of the lif-guard feller with the dodgy leg? just found this site, I worked at armley up till last yearbut also learnt to swim there as a child. The person you are talking about is John Bonner, he is still around see him regually through another club. John tought me to swim age 3 in the small pool that is now the gym/studio. in the store rooms(were the shower room) you can still see the postions where the showers were. There is also the old changing cubicals under the pool

Post by **dsco** » Thu 06 Mar, 2008 9:51 pm

Been meaning to add to this for a bit... As those who've read the Ugliest building thread will know, I have a bit of a thing for brutal concrete buildings, and the International Pool is no exception.So I asked the director of development at the council about the demolition last year, and she said that the place has basically just reached the end of its life. It's falling down as Phill has described, and sadly a refurb (like K2 for example) isn't going to be viable apparently. She seemed to quite like the place too by the way, so I guess demolition would not have been LCC's preferred option.Will definitely be popping down to the Accumulator thing though:Event infodsco

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 06 Mar, 2008 9:56 pm

dsco wrote: Been meaning to add to this for a bit... As those who've read the Ugliest building thread will know, I have a bit of a thing for brutal concrete buildings, and the International Pool is no exception.So I asked the director of development at the council about the demolition last year, and she said that the place has basically just reached the end of its life. It's falling down as Phill has described, and sadly a refurb (like K2 for example) isn't going to be viable apparently. She seemed to quite like the place too by the way, so I guess demolition would not have been LCC's preferred option.Will definitely be popping down to the Accumulator thing though:Event infodsco With so many of these new age buildings crumbling before our eyes and before they come of age, have to wonder what those who come after us will look at in years to come - at this rate, there heritage will be the same, the old buildings that we admire - the only ones left standing!