baths

Have they frozen!!???? <3

Wonderful image!

magnusvelasquez: It looks odd, doesn't it?! I passed the question on to Göran Ekberg, who is a curator at the Swedish National Maritime Museums and he says that it wasn't unusaual that ships froze like that. It could be due to a cold snap that wasn't anticipated but it was also quite common to leave the ships in the water because it wasn't possible to bring them up for the winter. In those cases some of the crew was sent home and only a small number were left behind caring for the ship during the winter. It can also be said that it was not always completely safe to leave the ships trapped in the ice. The shelving might break... I also got the information from Bengt Jonasson (a jack tar of my acquaintance) that the ships probably are made of oak - and ships made of oak are only brought up when it is necessary to paint their bottom. They crack if they are brought up on land and the cracks don't thicken when in contact with water as they do on ships made of other types of wood such as pine. /Sophie J

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sweden before 1945, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Herniated Disc Surgery pro says: thanks Ylva for sharing

I think it's the by now infamous baths in Dun Laoghaire, which later became Rainbow Rapids...

Streetview from the front entrance looking toward the pier - showing the two sets of columns visible above.

There's a picture showing a similar view to the photo above on this page from a local councillor showing the latest proposal for the baths.

OSI Map for reference. The following quote is from the 1936 publication, Dun Laoghaire: The history, scenery and development of the district, prepared in connection with the Town Planning Survey, by Manning Robertson: 'Dun Laoghaire Baths, perfectly situated on the centre of the sea front, contain three pools; the principal pool being 146 feet by 30 feet, the children's pool being 90 feet by 50 feet and a baby's pool of elliptical shape 31 feet by 28 feet. There are 43 men's boxes, 127 ladies' boxes, a tearoom, lounge, laundry and offices. Provision for medical baths include hot water, shower, slipper, needle, seaweed, sulphur, alkaline and Russian (steam) baths. New baths are to be provided in place of the above at Dun Laoghaire at a cost of some £65,000. These will include a large swimming pool 300 yards by 100 yards, sun bathing benches, hot and cold medicinal and ultra violet baths, a large palm lounge for use as for a café, concerts and dances. It is also proposed subsequently to add warm salt water baths for winter use.'

Ha ! My home town...!! memories of many a happy day spent in the baths..... The two funnels are the ferries, Cambria(4) and Hibernia(3) , both served from 1921-1949.

"Polar Bears to Swim Every Week" Story in The New York Times, February 1, 1912: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9800EFDB173CE6...