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Swimming
Tynemouth Pool
55.022876, -1.421598
Tynemouth, North Tyneside
Opened:
1925
Closed:
1996
Disused
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
24 Jun 2022
HER Description
Interwar lido style open air pool. Much neglected. Opened 30 May 1925 arising from a campaign since the turn of the century following the annual loss of life amongst Victorian and Edwardian trippers unused to the cold and currents of the North Sea. Originally there were no dressing rooms or facilities. The pavilion was opened on 2 July 1927. Users entered through a turnstile. In 1996 the pool was filled in to create a rock pool but is largely disused.
NEHL - There are campaigns to reopen the pool, having received backing from local figures. See @TynemouthPool on Twitter
Ordnance Survey, 1953
Tynemouth Lido, 1939. Source: Newcastle Libraries
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The pool was converted into a rock pool in 1996 but has lacked any real investment since then. Source: Pat Thomson, Geograph, Creative Commons
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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