Can't really say which is you and which is your sis Allan but had the ice caved in you were in no danger. Having tried to swim in the tarn on several occasions it was never deeper than 3 foot. QUESTION: The tarn is at the top of a hill. Where does the water come from? I passed by there earlier this year. It's been gentrified by Bradford Council who've landscaped it and made it into a public amenity. It was packed with cars though I imagine the clandestine noctural activities for which it was once famous still go on today - thankfully some things never change!

In addition to the above,you seem quite surprised that the Tarn held your combined weights. Does that mean that the tarnno longer Freezes over regularily sufficient to give a few days skating. In the early 40's we looked forward to winter and the prospect of a good time sliding on what was then the tarn in its natural state . I was a bit dissapointed to find that it had been "tarted up " when I was there 4 yrs ago. Then it was super to run over the road and the grass verge straight on to about 40 -50yds of shot ice with a surface like glass. It was said that pe-war folks would bring there cars, the few that had them , and shine the headlights on so that they could skate all night. Does this still happen. We must have been fit to trudge up from Devonshire Street, spend hours sliding and then run down hill home in the freezing night air.
There was a sort of boathouse at the far right corner but that was all there was and no path and seats,just beautiful peice of tarn.

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 43-46

Current location (optional) Sassafras , Tasmania