Municipal Swimming Pools in Bromley Written by Pam Preedy. I loved swimming when I was young in the 1950s. I readily took the train from West Wickham to Clock House alone or with a friend to Beckenham Baths. Regular coach trips from Hawes Down Junior School to Beckenham Baths in the summer term sports sessions. A towel and costume would win a spare seat left on a coach. On one memorable day I went swimming three times; two with the school and in the evening with the Beckenham Ladies Swimming…