Summertime Fun - Hoylake Traditional Cache
LeRoc: Sadly, I am archiving this cache due to having less time (through work commitments) in order to maintain it. Sorry guys…LeRoc
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In my opinion, this is a lovely walk over the sand at Meols Common
Hoylake Open Air Baths
Did you know that in and around Wirral there were an astounding 8 open air pools? Today these pools have all sadly gone, but take a while to reflect….
The population of Hoylake increased six fold in just 40 years prior to 1901.
Prosperous Liverpool and Birkenhead businessmen built houses for their families to use during the summer while holidaymakers flocked to enjoy the beaches and bracing air.
Pleasure and leisure were the bywords of the day and new facilities were built, including the open air swimming baths, a cinema, tennis courts, putting green, promenade gardens and a bandstand in the seafront gardens.
It had roller skating on Saturday afternoons and dancing Saturday nights.
In the 1960s the new craze of continental "package tours" ended the holiday boom-town era in Hoylake's history. Now a dormitory town with some of the best residential addresses in Wirral, its fresh air and sandy beaches continue to attract daytrippers.
The Open Air pool here was on the site of the Coastguards station just on Meols Common.
The Hoylake swimming baths were opened in June 1913.
Towards the end of the 1920's it was decided to rebuild the baths at a cost of £25,000. The new baths were opened in 1931. However, In 1976, the Hoylake Pool and Community Trust took over the running of the baths after Wirral Council had closed them down. Unfortunately, the venture failed and the buildings have since been pulled down.
The cache is a short walk along Meols Common. Please ensure the cache is well hidden when you replace it.
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***NOTE***
This cache was originally devised, placed and owned by HazelS in Jan 2006. She has now moved away from the area.
As of 18/07/12, the cache has been adopted by, and is now under the permanent ownership of LeRoc
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