Rhyl Outdoor Pool
A large pool adjacent to the beach and filled with sea water, it had a grand opening in June 1930 that lasted two days. Name Rhyl Outdoor PoolEast Parade, Rhyl,…
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Grotton Lido
The lido opened in May 1935 and was built on the site of an old mill lodge. It was built by Whitehouse and Stubbs, who also built a number of…
Bloemfontein Lido aka Hammersmith Swimming Pool aka White City Lido
Built on the edge of Wormholt Park with the entrance in Bloemfontein Road, this open air pool was the location for international swimming and water polo. It was eventually covered…
Gravesend Bathing Pool
This pool replaced an aging outdoor pool closer to the shore and approximately 250m north. The pool was opened after three years of preparation including visits to a number of…
Gorleston Swimming Pool
Gorleston’s open air pool was opened in 1939 with 2,000 people flocking to the opening ceremony which featured a swimming exhibition by The Johnson Girls and a diving demonstration from…
Hitchin Swimming Pool
Built in 1938, the outdoor pool is a lido-style pool with a turquoise interior, Art Deco geometry, and a hexagonal tiered aerator. The pool is influenced by new design ideas,…
Southend Seawater Bathing Pool, aka Westcliff Open Air Pool
The first training venue for the City of Southend-on-Sea Swimming Club, this long pool running parallel with the shore was opened in 1915. Images of the pool almost look like…
Portished Open Air Pool
In May 1962, it was reported in the Bristol Evening post, that Portishead Urban Council plan to heat their new open-air swimming pool by pouring in boiling water – 3,000…
Derby Pool, Wallasey
This pool was very close to a much larger and fancier pool at New Brighton, just over 1.5 miles as the crow flies. The Derby Pool was intended for the…
Hilsea Lido aka Hilsea Lagoon
Currently undergoing a major multi million pound restoration, this 1935 lido will form part of the longest park in the UK when works are complete. Hilsea shares the record for…