Grotton Lido
The lido opened in May 1935 and was built on the site of an old mill lodge. It was built by Whitehouse and Stubbs, who also built a number of…
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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…
Gravesend Bathing Pool
This pool replaced an aging outdoor pool closer to the shore and approximately 250m north. The pool was opened after three years of preparation including visits to a number of…
Gorleston Swimming Pool
Gorleston’s open air pool was opened in 1939 with 2,000 people flocking to the opening ceremony which featured a swimming exhibition by The Johnson Girls and a diving demonstration from…
Southend Seawater Bathing Pool, aka Westcliff Open Air Pool
The first training venue for the City of Southend-on-Sea Swimming Club, this long pool running parallel with the shore was opened in 1915. Images of the pool almost look like…
Derby Pool, Wallasey
This pool was very close to a much larger and fancier pool at New Brighton, just over 1.5 miles as the crow flies. The Derby Pool was intended for the…
New Brighton Open Air Pool
This huge pool had a number of supporting buildings including six shops and a drying room for people that had fallen into the pool by accident. In February 1935, Baths…
South Bay Bathing Pool Scarborough
Originally constructed just after the outbreak of WWI, various facilities were added including a cafe and spectator seating in 1916. Significant additions were made in the 1930’s at a cost…
Marine Terrace Bathing Pool
The disused tidal pool, one of two in Margate, was given listed status in 2024. The pool further east, (Walpole) is getting an expensive upgrade but nothing seems to be…
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.…