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 and converted to a more fashionable leisure lagoon. The indoor centre was re-named the Janet Adegoke Leisure Centre in honour of LB Hammersmiths first black mayor. Finally closed and demolished in 2003, it is now the site of Cranston Court apartments.
| Name | Bloemfontein Lido aka Hammersmith Swimming Pool aka White City Lido Wormholt Park, Bloemfontein Road, Hammersmith, W12 0LJ |
| Built / opened | 4th August 1923 by Alderman Marshall Hays, Mayor of Hammersmith |
| Cost | |
| Dimensions | 150′ x 75′ |
| Water volume | |
| Water type | |
| Depth(s) | Max depth 7′ 3″ in the centre |
| Diving | Four level platform with maximum height of 15′ |
| Changing facilities | |
| Second pool | |
| Spectator seating | |
| Designer | R Hampton Clucas, Engineer and Surveyor for the Borough of Hammersmith. |
| Date closed | 1979 (as outdoor pool) 2003 (covered pools) |
| Status | Demolished 2004 |
| On site now | Site of apartment blocks |
| Notes | |
| Links | History of Wormholt Park |
| Last updated | 15th March 2025 |
