Durnsford Road Swimming Pool
Now the Sunshine Garden Centre, this North London pool was much loved. Also known as Muswell Hill Open Air Pool in some documents. Name Durnsford Road Swimming Pool Built 1934…
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Rivacre Valley Swimming Pool
Opened in 1934, this T shaped pool was fed by water from the Manchester Ship Canal and fortunately filtered first. Some excellent photographs are contained in the YouTube video compilation…
Gelligaled Swimming Pool
This was the first public swimming bath in the Rhondda Valleys. Name Gelligaled Swimming Pool Built Opened August 1934 (approx) Cost £6,000 Dimensions 100′ x 60′ (approx) Capacity Max depth…
Tynemouth Outdoor Pool
On the North East coast lies the decaying remains of Tynemouth Outdoor Swimming Pool. Filled with rocks in an attempt to provide an artificial rock pool and attract marine life…
Broom Hill Pool
A very well documented pool thanks to the 20-year campaign by locals to have the pool refurbished and re-opened. I don’t think we are adding any new information here but…
Abbey Meadows Outdoor Pool
There has been an open-air pool in Abingdon since the 1880s across the river from the current site. The present pool was dug in the 1950s. Initially, it was a…
Charlton Lido
Open and updated pool. One of the four London County Council lido’s built in the 1930’s. The others are Parliament Hill, Victoria Park and Brockwell Park. Refurbished in advance of…
Valance Park Lido
1930’s pool now demolished and grassed over. Name Valance Park LidoMargery Road, Dagenham, RM8 3HT Built / opened 1931 Cost £11,000 Dimensions 150′ x 90′ Capacity Water type Max depth…
Bourneville Lido
A pool built for the workers at the Cadbury factory as part of the Bourneville model village. The large pool with rounded corners was fed by a natural spring. The…
Keepers Pool
Swimming here started as a location for bathing in a man-made lake formed in the 15th Century by damming a stream. The pool was built in 1887 with high timber…