Dancing Ledge
Designed by Thomas Pellatt. He was the headmaster of a local prep school and had a quarryman blast the pool to ensure that pupils were not denied the chance of…
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Chapel Rock Tidal Pool
Constructed in the rocks by Messrs. E Thomas & Co and funded by local donations and support from the Perranzabuloe Parish Council. Name Chapel Rock Tidal PoolPerranporth Beach, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall,…
Millwall Open Air Pool
Opened in 1925, this pool stood within a walled enclosure 200′ x 90′ that also contained changing facilities and admin buildings and room for 200 swimmers. By the late 1930s,…
Eastville Park Lido
Eastville Park Lido was built as a scheme to relieve unemployment, and opened in 1907. It was at first obligatory for bathers to were full costumes when using the pool,…
Houndsfield Lido
Opened in 1927 and refurbished in 1935, when it re-opened it was the first outdoor pool to be named “lido”. The refurbishment cost £8,700 and this added a filtration plant,…
Abbey Fields Outdoor Pool aka Kenilworth Lido
A pool with a long history on an historic site, it finally closed and was demolished in 2021 after a long battle by a local campaign group. The first swimming…
Larkswood Open Air Pool
Larkswood Lido was a large and unusually shaped open air pool in Chingford, East London. The pool was known for its unique crucifix shape and was considered one of the…
Millhouses Park
This is a tale of two very different pools. The first is a large and fairly regular rectangular pool and the second, an innovative fun pool with islands. The land…
Faversham Pools
A public fundraising campaign was launched in 1957 to make a long-held wish to have a pool in the area a reality. The target was £9,500. A gift of land…
St Leonards Bathing Pool
This large pool was constructed by Sidney Little for the 1933 Empire Games. At the centre of the pool was an impressive array of diving boards up to 10 metres…