Shaped like a kidney bean, this pool was opened in 1903 by Lord Aberdeen. All the construction work, which commenced on 2 March 1903, was carried out by the Engineer’s Department without the intervention of a contractor, thus providing work for the local unemployed.
The pool had sloped sides and a 75′ straight swim lane. The sloped sides had looped chains to help bathers clamber out. I have notes that it was upgraded or re-built in 1923 but I have no details.
| Name | Gladstone Park Open Air Pool Dollis Hill Lane, Willesden, LB Brent |
| Built | 1903 |
| Opened | 18th July 1903 bu Lord Aberdeen |
| Cost | £2,569 |
| Dimensions | 240′ x 78′ |
| Capacity | 500,000 gallons |
| Water type | |
| Depth(s) | 2′ 6″ to 5′ 6″ |
| Diving boards | 2 x 1m springboards and 1 low fixed board |
| Changing facilities | |
| Second pool | |
| Designer | Oliver Claude Robson, District Council Surveyor |
| Address | |
| Date closed | Circa 1980 |
| Status | Demolished, filled in, grassed over |
| On site now | Grass |
| Notes | Liquid Assets notes that a bowling green was on the site at the time of writing (2005) |
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