Gladstone Park Open Air Pool
Shaped like a kidney bean, this pool was opened in 1903 by Lord Aberdeen. All the construction work, which commenced on 2 March 1903, was carried out by the Engineer’s…
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Bude Sea Pool
Built in the 1920s as a safe haven for holidaymakers and locals to enjoy the benefits of sea swimming in a calm and sheltered way. The architecture of the sea…
Embassy Open Air Pool, Skegness
In 1928, as part of the local authority’s foreshore development, the Embassy Ballroom was built on Grand Parade and between the ballroom and the sea was the open air pool.…
Blue Lagoon, Isle of Wight
A 1930’s built pool alongside the beach in Sandown. There’s very little information available but there is a link below to a great home movie of the pool on YouTube.…
West Hendon Lido
Shorter than average pool designed by A O Knight and closed in 1980. Very little information on this one so we welcome any details to add to the entry. Name…
Clifton Baths aka Cliftonville Lido, Margate
The original baths at this location were hot salt water baths and the area was known as the Clifton Baths Estate. They were constructed between 1824-28 by John Boys at…
Norden Riviera
The Riviera was a lido with an industrial past. The land that the lido was built on had been part of the surrounds of the Tenterhouse Dyeing and Bleaching Company.…
Whipps Cross Hospital Swimming Pool
I started looking for this pool a few years ago when my dad mentioned it to me. He said that he used to climb over the fence surrounding the pool…
Martens Grove Swimming Pool
Martens Grove was acquired by the Crayford Urban District Council in 1933, and an ornamental pool lying in the valley of considerable natural beauty was adapted and used for bathing…
Egerton Lido
Egerton Park pool or swimming baths opened in 1889 when the park was laid out. The original swimming bath was created by lining an old salting depression with concrete and…