Cheddar Swimming Pool
There was attendance of several hundred the opening of Cheddar’s new swimming pool, on Wednesday evening, 27th May 1936. The pool, which adjoined Redcliff Street, was a notable addition to…
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Harpenden Open Air Swimming Pool
The people of Harpenden had been trying to get an outdoor pool for many years, starting before WWII. It seems that, whilst it came up regularly on the agenda, it…
Culgaith Swimming Pool
This is a great story of a pool that came about because a group of 1921 school children were tasked with writing an essay about what they thought their local…
Marsden Park Open Air Swimming Pool
Nelson’s new open-air pool was located in Marsden Park. It opened on 19th August 1939. The scheme had cost £7,300 towards which the National Fitness Council had contributed £3,500. The…
Hoylake Bathing Pool
One of eight outdoor pools along the coast of the Wirral Peninsula. Hoylake was built in 1912 and had a capacity for 2,500 bathers. By the late 1920’s it was…
St Annes Swimming Pool
The pool at St Annes, also known in the early days as The Roman Baths, was built in 1916 to a design by architect Fred Harrison. The pool was a…
Woking Park Swimming Pool
The Woking outdoor swimming pool was built in 1935 despite typical planning wranglings and cost increases. One cost, of £1,200, was for a new bridge of the delightfully named Hoe…
Exmouth Open Air Baths
The Exmouth Open Air Bath was opened on 11th May 1932 by the Chairman of the Council. It was built on a site that was previously used for tennis courts.…
Central Park Open Air Baths, East Ham
An open air swimming pool was opened in Central Park in 1901. It was temporarily closed during WWI and re-opened in 1989 only to be closed permanently in 1923. The…
Seaclose Bathing Pool
Work on a new pool for Newport started in 1933 and provided work for 15 unemployed men of the area. By July 1934, it was announced that the Mayors Work…