THE LITTLE LOST LIDO (IN THE WOODS)

[@shirleybezuidenhout2724]

What a gorgeous looking place, it must have been very popular back then for families to take their children to swim and to just enjoy the day. Such a pity that they don't want to restore the place. Once again DM very interesting 👍

[@MartinZero]

Thats an amazing find 👌💯

[@daftmonkey7296]

thanks Martin, Much appreciated.

[@maveric5381]

I thought of you Martin while I was watching this. Very much your bag.

[@SlurpyDave254]

Wot a cracking place you found there, good finding the old boiler house, top stuff Antony👍😊

[@daftmonkey7296]

It was a top little gem mate! I’m so glad I got the chance to see it in person.

[@markj-uk]

Marvellous!

[@daftmonkey7296]

Thanks a lot Mark 👍🏼

[@chrismcdonagh5108]

An amazing find! I'd never heard of this place. How I'd love to see footage of the place in it's heyday. Brilliantly put together again!

[@daftmonkey7296]

It’s a little gem of a place isn’t it Chris. Hidden away as well. I just hope one day it can be restored back to its former glory 🤞🏼🤞🏼 thanks for watching mate and take care 🙌🏼

[@annettefindlay8076]

Such a shame to see this once beautiful place not being restored. 😔

[@sylviagrinham3382]

It is beautiful! So tranquil! What a shame it is no longer used! What an amazing place!

[@ste03]

Great vid that mate 👍🏻👍🏻

[@daftmonkey7296]

nice one fella! cheers for coming with!

[@malcolmcog]

Horwich, my old stamping ground, thank you fot this

[@daftmonkey7296]

It’s a lovely place. Only ever been the once but I thought it was really nice. Thanks for taking the time out to watch the video. It really does mean a lot Malcolm 👍🏼

[@sueduckwhack3521]

My family lived in Hayfield in 1800s ,the boiler room gave me titanic vibes. Hope the owner gets to restore to its former beauty great video ❤

[@daftmonkey7296]

Cheers Sam! yes, such a magical little place this. Hope the owner can restore it back to its former glory !

[@fac51nh]

Mint👏👏👏

[@daftmonkey7296]

Thanks a lot mate

[@ianmaddams9577]

What a treasure to find and be let in to explore. Great video 👍🏻

[@daftmonkey7296]

Thank you so much Ian. i really do appreciate you taking the time out to watch it . I agree, it is an absolute treasure of a find and I was very lucky to do a video here. I wish the place could be restored back to it's former glory... a possible revisit soon (hhmmm) thanks once again mate and take care

[@ianmaddams9577]

@@daftmonkey7296 most welcome . Enjoyed watching video

[@daftmonkey7296]

@@ianmaddams9577 cheers Ian 👍🏼

[@sarahcrowther6267]

I have heard about this but never seen it. He really needs to get this back up and running its superb. These Lidos are part of our heritage and not many left. Get martin zero in those tunnels.....he loves a tunnel. 👍😘

[@daftmonkey7296]

Your right Sarah. They need to be preserved as they are apart of our heritage and growing up. Haha I’m sure Martin would love it 😄

[@richarddonlon2834]

Great stuff! So glad I found your channel! Keep up the good work!

[@daftmonkey7296]

Thank you so much Richard, I’m glad you found it too! I hope you’ve enjoyed the content thus far. I’ve got loads of vids planned for the future. Take care buddy p.s are you any relation to Eamon Donlon? If not no worries 👍🏼

[@richarddonlon2834]

No worries! I suppose Eamon and myself will be related way way back along the line! All my family are in Ireland apart from my Sisters and our children! Cheers.

[@Phil-M0KPH]

Catching up on missed videos. 👍👍

[@daftmonkey7296]

Phil M0KPH thanks a lot Phil 🐒🐒

[@MLJExploration]

What a find, wow, a proper hidden gem

[@daftmonkey7296]

yeah this was one of them places you don't really get to see everyday, an absolute gem

[@donnyetta]

Love the roman architecture and natural spring. You have fascinating interests - Would you consider yourself an old soul?

[@daftmonkey7296]

@@donnyetta I sure would. Born in the wrong era

[@donnyetta]

@@daftmonkey7296 many would say we have lived before, plus many times. Eerie thought.

[@daftmonkey7296]

@@donnyetta I agree! I think we’ve all lived many times before ❤️

[@wombal177jim]

thats a crime not to restore that place shame on the council its an amazing place ATB ✌👍

[@neilaspin8825]

I remember going to this pool in the early seventies shortly before it closed and the water was lukewarm which was ideal its a shame the council want it to crumble away, great vid guys.

[@daftmonkey7296]

Neil Aspin thank you so much for watching the video Neil I really do appreciate it. Thank you for sharing your memories mate,I love hearing about people experiences 👍🏼🐒

[@rwalker9644]

Im running outta monkey vids lol Cheers Rob

[@daftmonkey7296]

Hahah! There’s one I’m filming this weekend😂😂

[@seanomac8593]

I hope that frog paid his shilling! 😂😂

[@daftmonkey7296]

I had to pull him mate...he was very unHoppy about it...😂 (scraping the barrel)

[@nickbenke3306]

Great find mate! I could do some great model stuff there!

[@daftmonkey7296]

Nick Benke thanks a lot nick! It’s a crackin place👌🏼

[@billybsdreamsavegrangelido5740]

Cool pool ♥ Billy b

[@daftmonkey7296]

BillyB’sDream SaveGrangeLido thanks a lot billy! 👍🏼🐒

[@paulayala4816]

Pretty cool, the architecture reminds me of the Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle here in California. It is a shame it isn't cleaned up, modernized and put back into use. Cleaned up it would make a nice tourist draw to the local area, and starting point for more exploration. It really displays the short sightedness of the local council. Besides, swimming, the grounds could be used for holding special occasions, photo ops, and filming. With the Neptune Pool, the public can't swim in it, but at least it is maintained to its former glory and is one of the main draws to Hearst Castle, the Pacific Coast Highway and Cambria California. 35°41'8.48"N, 121°10'8.77"W - Neptune Pool

[@daftmonkey7296]

I completely agree with you Paul, this place should be cleaned up and restored to its former glory! I’ve just checked out Neptune pool and it really does have a similar vibe to it. So much could be done here with just a little help from the council who are trying their best to be as difficult as possible. Such a shame...

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

It looked pretty neat yesterday when I was at Park Hall, overgrowth still cleared and some of the tiles could be seen just above water level on the 7ft deep sign. Small bit of structural damage in the concrete section that divides both pools. Other than that still a marvel and could do with a jet washer to clean up and restore he pool side. I agree that it could be hired out for filming and photoshoots... but it is actually part of somebodies back garden so it's down to the property owners whether they want to consider that avenue of revenue (but first it would have to be made a safe area to work in)

[@paulayala4816]

@@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer I agree it would have to be cleaned up and made safe again, but it could be used to generate revenue. Even in it's current condition it would make a good set for a dystopian movie.

[@sheilawood4063]

Shame there wasn’t a makers name on the boiler, fantastic video

[@daftmonkey7296]

I’m kicking myself now lol I should have definitely checked. Thanks so much for watching the video Sheila! I really do appreciate it 👍🏼🐒

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

Hey guys ace video. Which house is it that owns the pool. I noticed today they've taken the Eagles off the pool and placed them at the front gate (where the scaffold was against the wall in your intro) Any chance you could send me a message as I'm writing a piece and would like to contact the owner.

[@daftmonkey7296]

R X Hi R X we had permission from the owner to explore this place. Hope this helps 👍🏼🐒

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@daftmonkey7296 thanks guys. I'll try and contact them. Is it the house directly to the back of the pool that owns it. There seems to be a lot of building work there at the moment.

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@daftmonkey7296 just realised I'd already commented here back at the start of each year 😄 stay safe guys x

[@sheilawood4063]

I’d like to see you do a video about the Manchester martyrs, there is a monument to them in st Joseph’s cemetery Moston

[@daftmonkey7296]

Sound very interesting Sheila,✌🏼

[@chrisneedham5803]

Half a crown is 12•5 pence. ....... 1 crown is 5 shillings so 25p. ........... 4 crowns is £1. Yours sincerely an old Boomer 👍

[@daftmonkey7296]

Chris Needham thanks me old Pal 👍🏼

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

Hi guys I live not far from hayfield and was actually at the pool yesterday. May I ask if you knocked on the door of the owners house? I went via the woodland but its been baracaded off woth electrical fencing and babred wire. I've trying to find out who owns the property. Do you by any chance have a phone number for them or a full name please.

[@daftmonkey7296]

Hi mate, thank you for watching the video, it’s much appreciated. We stumbled across the own by complete chance and I only know him by the name of Merv. He was a lovely bloke but i didn’t take kindly to people trespassing on his property. I think he lives on the land so i would advise knocked on his property if you want to access the place. Thanks once again and I hope this helps 👍🏼 take care and stay safe 👍🏼

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@daftmonkey7296 thanks so much for the information matey. Which property is it he lives in, is it that closest one to the pool (basically have to walk through someone's yard/garden to get there) or is it one of the surrounding buildings. I also went back in February the road you went up and saw that the scaffolds you passed now had a new double gate the old park Hall pool sign was a fixed to it and either side where two eagles- there were a lot of groundworkers fixing the ruins adjacent to the closest pool house. Yesterday I only took pictures for over a fence due to the respect of the grounds so couldn't get a full perspective. I would happily help Merv clean up and restore the place for sure. I'd definitely like to see him make some revenue from it.

[@PaulMann8666]

The Stalinist Jobsworth Councils of England are a pain in the toenails. Why not let the owner restore this? It's lunacy.

[@daftmonkey7296]

You are spot on Paul! It’s completely insane!

[@desclarke1155]

It's not the Council that has to be convinced it's local residents who object to large numbers of visitors disturbing their peace and cluttering up the drives of their expensive homes with cars

[@tedhuges8275]

Get the money by putting the Council tax up.