S.S. Brighton

Ice Show programmes

By Jennifer Drury

A new venture in 1935

In 1935 the very famous and popular SS Brighton decided to try a new venture - ice skating. So at the end of the summer a large team of workmen descended on the building. They erected huge scaffolds in the swimming tank and inserted twelve miles of pipes to carry the refrigerating system. The glory days of the SS Brighton Ice Shows were about to begin.

Ice Show programmes

Here we have a wonderful selection of Ice Show programmes, starting from 1939, collected by our own Chief Photographer, Tony Mould. For many years in his mis-spent youth, Tony managed ice rinks up and down the country, so he was very interested to put together this collection.