Ingleton Open Air Swimming Pool
Back in 1933, a meeting was held by interested parties, with the intention of building an lido (outdoor swimming pool) in Ingleton. At this time, JLE Construction & Co were…
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Market Drayton Swimming Bath
This large outdoor pool, built in 1933 was partly funded by a legacy. It survived as an outdoor pool until the 1990’s when the pool was replaced with a 25m…
Tinside Lido
The lido design is a semicircle of 180 feet (55 metres) diameter. It stands on the site of the 19th century Ladies Bathing Place, which had been provided with a…
Dunstable Downs Open Air Swimming Pool
A large pool on the edge of Dunstable Downs, in an area known as ‘California’ in ancient times. Now a housing estate, it was a skate park at one time.…
Stratford Park Lido
The Stratford Park Lido scheme was announced in Baths and Baths Engineering, December 1935. The parabolic diving board is a listed structure – see link to Historic England below. The…
Mill Hill Open Air Swimming Pool
This pool was built on the site of Daws Farm in 1934-5. The land for the 2.5 acre pool complex had been bought by Hendon Council 1924-1925. The exact date…
Craven Park Lido (Harlesden Swimming Pool)
Quite a short lived pool due to it being destroyed in a WWII bombing raid. The pool was also known as Harlesden Swimming Pool. Name Craven Park Lido aka Harlesden…
Kingfishers Pool
Originally the site of Forest Lodge (home of a Mr Reddall), this was demolished in 1933 and a pool and private club built on the site. This pool is particularly…
Morecambe and Heysham Super Swimming Stadium
Adjacent to the fabulous Midland Hotel (Oliver Hill, architect), this massive pool with circular ends was built to accommodate water polo as well as swimming competitions and diving. The pool…
Luton Open Air Pool aka Wardown Swimming Centre
The open-air swimming pool at Luton, which is described below, was opened by the deputy mayor of the municipal corporation (Ald. G. Wistow Walker, J.P.) on July 27. The swimming…