Finchley Lido
A fairly unremarkable London lido with a spectacular children’s pool of almost the same dimensions. It was the first heated swimming pool in London but it never got above tepid…
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Richmond Baths aka Pools on the Park
The opening of a new swimming baths for Richmond came at a time when it was considered that the equipment, structure and machinery of the Parkshot Baths (Constructed 1891 and…
Southwark Park Lido
A bathing place was first mooted for Southwark Park as far back as the 1890’s but it did not come to fruition until September 1923 when this outdoor pool opened.…
Southall Open Air Bath
Name Southall Open Air BathRecreation Road, Southall, LB Ealing, UB2 5PQ, England Built / opened 1913 Cost Dimensions 120′ x 30′ Water volume Water type Depth(s) 3′ to 6′ Diving…
London Fields Lido
Opened in 1932, the pool was one of the first by the design team of London County Council (LCC) architects, Harry Rowbotham and T L Smithson. The site was designated…
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,…
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,…
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…
Leys Swimming Pool, Dagenham
The site of the Leys playing field was purchased by Dagenham Urban District Council in 1928 to provide for public recreation and the open-air swimming pool opened in 1939. The…
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…