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…
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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…
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…