Hundreds of children will remember swimming there
A lost Liverpool swimming baths loved by generations in the city was also a place where at one point you could see real dolphins.
It's now been over 30 years since The William Roberts baths closed in 1993, due to structural issues. Left behind were the boxing and weights room available to use at the facility. Bizarrely, in the early 1970s, the baths were used to stage a show involving dolphins. One 350lb dolphin, naturally named Flipper, had been part of a show that had also toured Garston baths.An advertisement for the show was printed in the Liverpool Echo in 1973. The advert reads: "Flipper and his friends are back in the sensational FLORIDA DOLPHIN SHOW! All the way from the USA, the FLORIDA DOLPHIN SHOW is back in Liverpool once again.
Whenever photographs of the now lost baths have appeared on social media, they have always sparked nostalgic memories in those lucky enough to use the baths back in the day. A uploaded photograph of a now demolished Liverpool swimming baths previously prompted a flood of fantastic childhood memories.
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