The lido opened in May 1935 and was built on the site of an old mill lodge. It was built by Whitehouse and Stubbs, who also built a number of the new houses in the area.
The pool was 180ft long and featured a water slide and a high diving board and a filtration system.
The pool did not last very long. It closed at the outbreak of WWII and appears to have been converted to a reservoir. It is still appearing as a reservoir on ordnance survey maps in 1974.
| Name | Grotton Lido Brooklands Drive, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 4LN |
| Built / opened | May 1935 by Councellor Harry Wilde J.P., Chairman of Springfield Council |
| Cost | |
| Dimensions | 180′ x 75′ |
| Capacity | |
| Water type | Filtered and chlorinated, heated spring water |
| Depth(s) | 75% was 3′ deep with the rest being 6′ |
| Diving | |
| Changing facilities | Capacity for 2,000 bathers at one time following 1936 improvements |
| Second pool | Paddling pool 44′ – possibly an additional sectioned off length of the overall pool giving a total length of 224′ which is the dimension mentioned elsewhere. |
| Spectator seating | |
| Designer | |
| Date closed | 1939 |
| Status | Demolished and filled in after 1974 |
| On site now | Housing |
| Notes | |
| Links | Grotton: a brief history – Saddleworth Independent |
| Last updated | 18th December 2025 |
Baths and Bath Engineering, August 1936
Grotton, Nr. Ashton under Lyne.
Th dressing accommodation at the Lido has recently been considerably increased, and there
is now accommodaticn for about 2,000 bathers to use the dressing rooms at the same time.
Each bather has a separate locker. The bathing pool, which contains heated and purified spring
water, is 180 ft. long, and there is a children’s pool 44 ft. long. There are also spacious sunbathing
lawns.
