Manor House Open Air Sea Water Swimming Pool
This short-lived pool was designed, built and owned by Mr. F. W. Rogers, of Rogers Bros., builders, and contractors, of Felixstowe. The adjacent club was an existing building that had…
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Pipers Vale
Pipers Vale and Broom Hill were built to replace the West End Baths (closed 1936), a more rustic pool that was a concern locally due to its potential to pollute…
Southampton Lido
The first record of a pool on this site was in 1854 when the Southampton Public Baths and Wash House Company promised an establishment to rival any in the country.…
Finchley Lido
A fairly unremarkable London lido with a spectacular children’s pool of almost the same dimensions. It was the first heated swimming pool in London but it never got above tepid…
Richmond Baths aka Pools on the Park
The opening of a new swimming baths for Richmond came at a time when it was considered that the equipment, structure and machinery of the Parkshot Baths (Constructed 1891 and…
Tamworth Open Air Swimming Pool
Tamworths open air swimming pool was built to replace a Victorian indoor pool in the town centre. It was built in the grounds of Tamworth Castle. Whilst a relatively small…
Dunbar Swimming Pool
The first bathing pool at Bayswell Beach was built exclusively for ladies as part of the Dunbar Beach improvement scheme. Initially there was just a semi-natural pool filled by incoming…
Guildford Lido
Guildford Lido was constructed, as were many lidos, to provide work for locals. 90 men were employed initially, rising to 120 at the end of the project. The Mayor, William…
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…
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…