We’ve taken a deep dive into the archives at Picture Sheffield to bring you these 15 photos of swimming baths in Sheffield from throughout the years, including Millhouses Lido, Sheaf Valley, and Glossop Road Swimming Baths.
Today, Sheffield is blessed with one of the country’s best pools, at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, which regularly hosts top competitions. The pool at Hillsborough Leisure Centre is also a big draw for families, though it was recently announced that it will have to close for five months for maintenance work.
Some of the old swimming pools pictured were hugely popular in their day, as these photos from days gone by show.
All the images in this photo gallery are courtesy of Picture Sheffield: www.picturesheffield.com.
Some of the old swimming pools pictured were hugely popular in their day, as these photos from days gone by show.
![Longley Park Swimming Pool in Southey Green, Sheffield, in 1942](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJkN2UzZjUwLWQ4MDctNDhjZi05ZTZhLTBmYjEwMGI3ODdjZjoyMTAzMDIzNC01YWUxLTQ2YmMtOGEwZS05MjdhNzM3NDNjNmU=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Longley Park Swimming Pool
Longley Park Swimming Pool in Southey Green, Sheffield, in 1942 Photo: E Barton/Picture Sheffield
![The old Millhouses Lido in Millhouses Park, Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield, in July 1981](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY3YmQzNzg4LTQzN2EtNDdjNC1hNTAzLWE1ZjNjMDZkOTgxMDozMjRmOTYxZS0xYTlkLTRiY2UtOWU0ZS03MWVlMzliZGM4ZjU=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Millhouses Park Lido
The old Millhouses Lido in Millhouses Park, Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield, in July 1981 Photo: Picture Sheffield
![This image is believed to show the old Sutherland Road swimming baths in Brightside, Sheffield](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg3ZmE5YzMxLWNmMjktNDliZC05YzE4LTJkNzdhYWMxNDcwMzplNzM3OWNlNi00ZDFjLTRlNTUtOGY0OC0wNDc3NGZkYmViY2U=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Brightside
This image is believed to show the old Sutherland Road swimming baths in Brightside, Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
![The exterior of the old Brightside Baths, on Sutherland Road, Sheffield](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYwODBjYTFhLWFkZTctNDcxNC1iNmI5LWU5NzA2YTRjYWE3NjoyMzcwN2IwNi1kOGQ5LTQ3ODEtOWMwZC1jM2ZlMjY2OTY4MWE=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Brightside
The exterior of the old Brightside Baths, on Sutherland Road, Sheffield Photo: Jill Dalton/Picture Sheffield