1930’s pool now demolished and grassed over.
| Name | Valance Park Lido Margery Road, Dagenham, RM8 3HT |
| Built / opened | 1931 |
| Cost | £11,000 |
| Dimensions | 150′ x 90′ |
| Capacity | |
| Water type | |
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| Diving boards | |
| Changing facilities | |
| Second pool | N/A |
| Spectator seating | |
| Designer | T P Francis |
| Date closed | 1971 |
| Status | Demolished 1972 |
| On site now | Grassed over |
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July 2022
A quick visit here to take some photographs as I had noticed the outline of the old pool on an up to date Google map. It was a very hot day and the grass was quite dry so some evidence of the outline was visible.
I wondered whether the small brick building formed part of the original structure but I don’t think it did. I’ve overlaid an image onto an old map. The position would put it right in the pool tank. See what you think…
Here are some of the images of the building. It looks wrong for a pool built in 1931.
