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 walls to shield swimmers from view. It was extended in 1900. It was extensively reconstructed in the 1930’s to provide an Art Deco building with changing facilities. Additional changing facilites were built in the 1960’s.


NameKeepers Pool
Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2YU, England
Coordinates52°34’02.0″N 1°50’38.2″W
Opened30th July 1887
Rebuilt 1930’s
Refurbished 1961 for £20,000
Cost £200 in 1887
Dimensions75′ x 20′
Capacity UK gallons
Water type
Max depth
Diving
Changing facilities
Second poolN/A
Spectator seating
Designers and contractorsBorough surveyor
Date closed2002 (fire)
StatusVandalised in 2003 and subsequently demolished in 2004.
On site nowGrassed over
LinksSutton Park – Keepers Pool (sutton-coldfield.net)
Last updated25th April 2026

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