A father-of-two has claimed a lift at Bath leisure centre has been stuck in the 1970s.
Pete Harrell, 45 from Lower Weston, has told the Bath Chronicle he believes a sign near a lift at the centre, which referred to mothers only, was antiquated and should have been removed decades ago.
Following a phone call from the Bath Chronicle Aquaterra, which runs the centre, has removed the sign.
Mr Harrell, who is a civil servant, spotted the sign near a lift at the leisure centre on North Parade, during the summer holidays while he was taking his Four-year-old daughter Ettie to balance ability lessons, along with his seven-month-old son Austin.
The sign, which was on the lift that connects the lower ground car park with the centre, said: "Lift available inside for elderly, disabled and mothers with push chairs."
Mr Harrell said: "I have been going up and down in the lift every day with my four and two year old. I'm not a mother so am I excluded from going up in the lift? There's an assumption being made that fathers and foster carers don't take their children to the leisure centre.
"The lift seems to be stuck in the 1970s. It's a bit of an old ideology that dads don't look after their children.
"The sign certainly raised a smile with me but I'm surprised no one has complained about it before."
A spokesman for Bath Sports and Leisure Centre said: "Thank you for bringing this older sign in the car park to our attention. It has now been removed."
A new sign, referring to guardians, has been put up in its place.
