| Cleveland Pools | |
| Location: | Bath, Somerset, England |
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| Area: | 180 square metres (1,900 sq ft) |
| Built: | c. 1814 |
| Architect: | John Pinch the elder |
| Architectural style(s): | Georgian |
| Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated: | 5 August, 1975[1] |
| Reference #: | 445855 |
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Location of Cleveland Pools in Somerset
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Cleveland Pools in Hampton Row, Bath, Somerset, England is a semi-circular lido built, by John Pinch the elder, around 1814.[1] It is believed to be the oldest public outdoor swimming pool in England.[2]
The pool was open to the River Avon. The Georgian site included 12 dressing rooms.[1]
The site was closed in the 1970s and was a for a short time used as a trout farm. In 2004 Bath and North East Somerset council put the site up for sale or long lease,[3] and it was added to the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register.[4] There has subsequently been a campaign, supported by The Prince's Regeneration Trust and the Trevor Osborne Property Group,[5] to renovate it. The proposed plans would restore the pool and see the addition of a cafe/restaurant and spa/treatment rooms.[6]