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Re: Ashton Baths.

Thank you for that Peter , it would have been in the first six months of 1976 that I went , so would this have been the new baths that we went to ? Thank you

Town: Appley Bridge , Nr Wigan

Re: Ashton Baths.

Rod the old baths split due to a fault under the baths and was covered over and used has a public hall for parties/bands/five a side footballetc.If you used the baths for swimming then this is Ashton leisure centre which is attached to Cansfield High School Old Road

Town: bryn

Re: Ashton Baths.

Thank you ever so much for that info Peter , you have sorted out a real mystery for me . I would have gone to the building to watch a Morris Dancing Competition ...... knew I had not been swimming there , but couldn't work it out .... " thank you "

Town: Appley Bridge , Nr Wigan

Re: Ashton Baths.

I can see Alan Jones the undertaker,now as the Old Road club across from where the old baths was to keep is funeral cars in,yet another club bites the dust,

He-He-He we are all right at our club "PeterP" where still going strong

Town: Ashton in Makerfield