Valentines Park Lido
This old pool that pre-dated the lido boom of the 1930’s was demolished in 1995 but the great news is that Redbridge Council has passed the final hurdle of planning…
Ruby Rowallan
Sea bathing
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, (ITV script 1995) Kitty: Mrs Forster says she plans to go sea bathing Lydia: I’m sure I should love to go sea bathing Mrs Bennett:…
Zotofoam baths
Letters to the editor, Baths and Bath Engineering October 1934 Sir, You are already aware that our order has been placed for a further series of 12 full page insertions…
Sandford Parks Lido
Sandford Parks Lido was opened on 25 May 1935, beginning with a procession of open-top motor cars travelling from the Municipal Offices to the Lido, carrying the Mayor of Cheltenham…
Vision in pool planning Sept 1934
Baths and Bath Engineering September 1934 By Coun. R. D. MENNELL (Oxford). The appearance of a paper like Baths and Bath Engineering is a sign of the times, a sign…
West Shore Lido aka Deganwy Bathing Pool
The West Shore Lido aka Deganwy Bathing Pool, was constructed close to Deganwy Promenade in 1934. The project was started by Mr R Arthur Jones who was a local auctioneer…
Ingleton Open Air Swimming Pool
Back in 1933, a meeting was held by interested parties, with the intention of building an lido (outdoor swimming pool) in Ingleton. At this time, JLE Construction & Co were…
Market Drayton Swimming Bath
This large outdoor pool, built in 1933 was partly funded by a legacy. It survived as an outdoor pool until the 1990’s when the pool was replaced with a 25m…
Tinside Lido
The lido design is a semicircle of 180 feet (55 metres) diameter. It stands on the site of the 19th century Ladies Bathing Place, which had been provided with a…
Dunstable Downs Open Air Swimming Pool
A large pool on the edge of Dunstable Downs, in an area known as ‘California’ in ancient times. Now a housing estate, it was a skate park at one time.…