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…
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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…
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…
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.…
Stratford Park Lido
The Stratford Park Lido scheme was announced in Baths and Baths Engineering, December 1935. The parabolic diving board is a listed structure – see link to Historic England below. The…
Bexley Open Air Pool Danson Park
The Bexley Open Air Pool was built in Danson Park in 1936. The estate was privately owned by Sir John Boyd, a wealth merchant. The mansion is Grade II listed…
Ainsdale Bathing Centre aka Ainsdale Lido
Built in 1933 and used as part of a naval base during WWII, the pool ended up as a cafe and nightclub in the 1980’s and was eventually demolished in…