Queens Pool, Bletchley
An unheated pool, funded laregely by public subscription. The pool had a plastic liner. In order to allow for shifting and subsidence, it had been left deliberately looser and slacker…
Demolished
Lister Park, Bradford
Opened in 1915, this was a popular pool in a beautiful setting in Lister Park, situated betweeen the Botanical Gardens and tennis courts. The pool did not comply with new…
Portobello Bathing Pool
Nicknamed the Porty, one of it’s claims to fame is that Sean Connery was a lifeguard here in the 1950’s. The pool had a wave making machine installed at a…
Southport Sea Bathing Lake
Sandwiched between a huge lake and the sea, this pool is almost dwarfed by its surroundings. The model yacht pond close by was bigger than many lidos. A walkway led…
Cleethorpes Bathing Pool
To date, the pool with the largest capacity of water in the database at a staggering 2,000,000 gallons. It opened unofficially in 1923 and saw use for two seasons before…
Spalding Open Air Swimming Pool
The pool was opened on 10th July 1935. There were 2 open balconies on either side of the pool with changing rooms below. One balcony was closed for years (male…
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…
South Shore Open Air Bath
Stunning buildings and pool with columns and a magnificent domed entrance. The concourse measured a third of a mile. The scene of beauty contests, swimming galas and host to half…
North Bay Bathing Pool aka Northsteads Lido
North Bay Bathing Pool, opened in July 1938 and has had numerous iterations before its final closure. In 1984 the site was redeveloped and rebranded as Waterscene, and a £500,000…