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.
![Woodthorpe Swimming Baths, on Chadwick Road, Sheffield](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhkNjVkMGQ2LTlmODItNDhhNi04ODQ4LTM3MDlkZjVlY2Q1YzpkMGU0MzgwNC02YmQ1LTQxYzItOGMwMy1hNmE5OWI4MWEyY2Y=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Woodthorpe Swimming Baths
Woodthorpe Swimming Baths, on Chadwick Road, Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
![Fun at Millhouses open air pool in Millhouses Park, Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield, in 1970](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM1YzM4MGU1LTBhNDMtNGRlMi1iYTc3LWVmNDY5MmRjYWQ1Njo5N2EzMmYyNS0zNjUzLTRjYjgtOTJmNS1iMzY4YWNhMTNkMTY=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. Millhouses
Fun at Millhouses open air pool in Millhouses Park, Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield, in 1970 Photo: Picture Sheffield
![Refurbishment of the interior of Upperthorpe Corporation Swimming Baths, in Upperthorpe, Sheffield, in 1972](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ1OWM4MTcxLTA3NGEtNDcxOS05NWM5LWZkZDY3Y2M1YjFkODpiODc5ZTg3My1mNGVmLTQ1MjEtYmFiOC0wNTY4Y2UwNWFiNWU=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. Upperthorpe
Refurbishment of the interior of Upperthorpe Corporation Swimming Baths, in Upperthorpe, Sheffield, in 1972 Photo: Picture Sheffield