Droitwich Spa
Droitwich Spa Town already had a history of therapeutic waters by the presence of the Brine Baths, an indoor facility offering treatments and relaxation. The town is sited on large…
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Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool
One of the northernmost outdoor pools in the UK, Stonehaven was designed by Mr R R Gall FRIBA of Gregory and Gall, Architects. The idea of an open air pool…
Jubilee Pool aka Penzance Bathing Pool
One of the most well-known outdoor pools in the UK and surely one of the most beautiful. Penzance Bathing Pool is better known as Jubilee Bathing Pool as it was…
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.…
Blue Lagoon, Severn Beach
A huge pool at over 300 feet long and built by a private contractor that developed a significant part of the Severn Beach village. The village of Severn Beach started…
Tumbling Bay Bathing Place
The Tumbling Bay bathing area is formed of two constructed concrete bathing areas, with steps, fed by the River Thames via the Bulstake stream with weirs at each end. It…
Bailey Park Swimming Pool, Abergavenny
Gifted to the people by Crawshay Bailey Jr. in the 1880s, Bailey Park was officially opened in 1884. The pool was approved in 1938 and a tender for construction accepted…
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…
Saltcoats Tidal Bathing Pool
A bathing station has been on or around this site since the 1880’s. In April 1907 Saltcoats Town Council agreed to build a tidal bathing pool in Winton Circus. It…
Kings Lynn
This pool was within an area of the town called The Walks so was a town centre pool rather than a seaside one. Very little information is to be found.…