Quite a short lived pool due to it being destroyed in a WWII bombing raid. The pool was also known as Harlesden Swimming Pool.


NameCraven Park Lido aka Harlesden Swimming Pool
Built / opened1st June 1935 by Alderman W A Hill (JP), the Mayor of Willesden
Cost £24,300
Dimensions165′ x 60′
Capacity400,000 gallons
Depth(s)10′ 0″
Diving
Water type
Second pool
DesignerF Wilkinson, Borough Engineer and Surveyor
AddressDenbigh Road, Harlesden, Brent, NW10 9ED
Date closed1945 or thereabouts
StatusDemolished 1973
NotesBombed during WWII. Denbigh Road no longer exists and the site is now housing and called Gifford Road
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