Smallthorne Open Air Swimming Baths
The colliery surveyor Thomas Kent designed the pool, which was to be open to the public. The water was to be heated by boilers in the colliery. The pool was…
April 2026
Trentham Open-Air Swimming Pool
In the early 1930’s the Trentham Estate undertook various works to improve its attraction to visitors. This included a new gatehouse and a miniature railway. The plans for a new…
Ystalyfera Open Air Pool
A proposal for a swimming pool at Ystalyfera started in 1936 following indications that the local rivers were contaminated and no other location was available for children to learn to…
Dawdon Colliery Pit Pool
Dawdon Colliery Swimming Pool started out as a reservoir on the pit site and was already hosting swimming galas when the miners decided to make it into a proper pool.…
Highfields Open Air Swimming Pool
Highfields Open Air Swimming Pool The Highfields pool was built in 1924 by Lord Trent (Sir Jesse Boot, of Boots the Chemist) in Highfields Park. It was opened on 30th…
Cheddar Swimming Pool
There was attendance of several hundred the opening of Cheddar’s new swimming pool, on Wednesday evening, 27th May 1936. The pool, which adjoined Redcliff Street, was a notable addition to…
Harpenden Open Air Swimming Pool
The people of Harpenden had been trying to get an outdoor pool for many years, starting before WWII. It seems that, whilst it came up regularly on the agenda, it…