Thanks for sharing this - remember it well and also remember behind the baths was Cricklefields Athletics Club, and opposite was the Cauliflower pub...
It's a pleasure. You have a good memory, the athletics track is still there (and as far as I know still has an associated club). The Cauliflower is also still standing but alas has been derelict for several years now. At least it is listed.
I forgot about the birthday parties there. I don't think I ever went to one but we did get to use those inflatables at the final school session of the year. It was chaos and the lifeguards had a hard time with us!
I remember this swimming pool I used to go there with my dad he taught me how to swim here.its opposite the cauliflower pub. We also used to come here from my primary school goodmayes primary for swimming lessons. My grandfather rip used to swim here aswell so many memories...
Great to hear Fat had, such great memories for many learning how to swim there. Sounds like a few of your family generations found success in that pool.
Yes 100% our family used to go here alot lots of happy memories. Also the frenford football club behind the swimming pool. We used to sneak through the broken metal nets and play football there best times for sure
Not only did I spend a lot of my childhood in the summer in the large pool and go there with our school but my Mum told us they had wrestling there and would go there and watch the Crabtree brothers one of who was Shirley Crabtree wrestle (Big Daddy) who i met when I was a 9 year old. EASY EASY.!
Wow, you actually met Big Daddy at a local wrestling gig! Incredible. I only have a vague recollection of other events being held at the swimming baths, but like the Odeon cinemas, anywhere big enough would be used as an event space in days gone by.
@@IlfordRetro No i met him years later when he was at his most famous at crystal Palace Swimming pool my Mum watched him wrestling at ilford Swimming baths when she was younger.
@@davidmoore2308 oh, my mistake I read your comment incorrectly. Makes sense that it was your Mum who saw the Crabtrees at Ilford - and still a big deal that you both saw him. Big Daddy passed away far too early.
We used to have our school swimming lessons there.
hopefully brings back some good memories
This is where I learnt how to swim, so sad it’s gone!
Yes a real shame. Its central location in the borough meant it was a good social focal point.
this takes me back and many others
Great to hear, Shakeen
@@IlfordRetro you doing a great service with your channel sir keep it up
@@shakeenjatt4824 you're welcome and thanks for your support
I remember that swimming pool went there few times
Thanks for sharing this - remember it well and also remember behind the baths was Cricklefields Athletics Club, and opposite was the Cauliflower pub...
It's a pleasure. You have a good memory, the athletics track is still there (and as far as I know still has an associated club). The Cauliflower is also still standing but alas has been derelict for several years now. At least it is listed.
I remember a few birthday parties at the baths, the large inflatable climbing toys were legendary.
I forgot about the birthday parties there. I don't think I ever went to one but we did get to use those inflatables at the final school session of the year. It was chaos and the lifeguards had a hard time with us!
I remember this swimming pool I used to go there with my dad he taught me how to swim here.its opposite the cauliflower pub. We also used to come here from my primary school goodmayes primary for swimming lessons. My grandfather rip used to swim here aswell so many memories...
Great to hear Fat had, such great memories for many learning how to swim there. Sounds like a few of your family generations found success in that pool.
Yes 100% our family used to go here alot lots of happy memories. Also the frenford football club behind the swimming pool. We used to sneak through the broken metal nets and play football there best times for sure
@@MrFeckham There was always a sneaky way of getting in a place wasn't there ha!
I learnt how to swim here!
Me too!
Me three
The gym was good. Really enjoyed it!
Yes and it was of a time when gym 'brands' weren't really a thing.
Use to come here when I was young to use the baths .
Me too miss them days.😪
Those were the days........
Not only did I spend a lot of my childhood in the summer in the large pool and go there with our school but my Mum told us they had wrestling there and would go there and watch the Crabtree brothers one of who was Shirley Crabtree wrestle (Big Daddy) who i met when I was a 9 year old. EASY EASY.!
Wow, you actually met Big Daddy at a local wrestling gig! Incredible. I only have a vague recollection of other events being held at the swimming baths, but like the Odeon cinemas, anywhere big enough would be used as an event space in days gone by.
@@IlfordRetro No i met him years later when he was at his most famous at crystal Palace Swimming pool my Mum watched him wrestling at ilford Swimming baths when she was younger.
@@davidmoore2308 oh, my mistake I read your comment incorrectly. Makes sense that it was your Mum who saw the Crabtrees at Ilford - and still a big deal that you both saw him. Big Daddy passed away far too early.
The swimming pool looked like it was from the Victorian era😅😅
Well it was built not long afterwards so possibly had a nostalgic architect 😄
I lernt to swim there with my school chadwell primary