Royal Humane Society casebook entry for 23 September 1930. Case No 50471 records how William Laws, Captain of the South…
Unidentified newspaper, 21/08/1936 An account of how three members of the South London Swimming Club rescued an 18-year old youth…
Alfred French was the first lifeguard at Tooting Bathing Lake. On 5 August 1907 he is known to have saved…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 05/12/1930 South London Swimming Club captain William Laws is presented with a Royal Humane Society Honorary…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 05/12/1930 South London Swimming Club captain William Laws is presented with a Royal Humane Society Honorary…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, No date South London Swimming Club captain William Laws is presented with a Royal Humane Society…
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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...