Horace Lock, secretary of the South London Swimming Club, is appointed Chairman of the Royal Life Saving Society for 1934.
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 1930 To mark 25 years of the South London Swimming Club, the local paper published a series of articles in honour of key players. Horace Lock, the son of one of the founding members ...
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 27/01/1933 Horace Lock, Secretary of the South London Swimming Club, is presented with a gold watch at the club's annual dinner in recognition of his 10 years of service. Making the ...
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 15/05/1931 Mixed bathing at Tooting Bathing Lake was first introduced in the summer of 1931, and then only on Sunday and Wednesday mornings after 10.00 a.m. This advance brought wit...
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Tooting Bathing Lake, as the pool was originally known, was built in about four months between March and July 1906. It was a work scheme for unemployed men, with about 400 in total participating in the project...