A demolished Merseyside treasure still remembered fondly by those who went there saw customers have "the best times of their life."
The Liverpool ECHO recently took a look back at the lost Southport's Sea Bathing Lake, the town's open-air swimming baths that saw thousands try to get a spot in the pool on hot summers days. First opening in 1914, with a new and improved design on Princes Park opened by the Earl of Derby on May 17, 1928, it was a very stylish place in its hey day.
The lake was 330ft long and 212ft wide, cost £70,000 to build and could seat more than 2,500 spectators. In October 1928, the Skegness News reported how Southport's Sea Bathing Lake had closed for the season and that the final returns showed receipts at £10,800, bathers 155,290, and spectators 321,230.
