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,…
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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…
Arbroath Bathing Pool
This large pool was built by the unemployed on a site that used to form part of the garden ground of Seaforth House between the public tennis courts and the…
Burntisland Bathing Pool
Preliminary work begun on October 7th 1935 in connection with the construction of the new swimming pool at Lammerlaws, for the burgh council. William Taylor and Son, Ltd., engineers, Glasgow,…
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…
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…
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…
Prestatyn Outdoor Pool aka Royal Lido
The original pool was opened in 1923 and was designed by the partnership of H Robertson and J M Easton. It was refurbished in 1958 and re-named the Royal Lido.…
Rhyl Outdoor Pool
A large pool adjacent to the beach and filled with sea water, it had a grand opening in June 1930 that lasted two days. Name Rhyl Outdoor PoolEast Parade, Rhyl,…