Pools on the Park
| Pools on the Park | |
|---|---|
 Main entrance and forecourt | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′55″N 0°18′21″W / 51.4652°N 0.3059°W | |
| Address | Pools on the Park, Old Deer Park, Richmond |
| Postcode | TW9 2SF |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Operator | SpringHealth Leisure |
| Owner | Richmond Council |
| Architect | Leslie Gooday |
| Type | heated indoor and outdoor |
| Former names | Richmond Baths |
| Status | Grade II |
| Length | 33.3 metres (109 ft) |
| Width | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| Depth | 3.6 metres (12 ft)[1] |
| Website |
www |
| Features | |
| 6-lane main pool, learner pool, 6-lane outdoor pool | |
| Facilities | |
| parking, cafe, gym, sauna, steamroom, extensive grounds | |
Pools on the Park (previously known as Richmond Baths) is a Grade II listed[2] swimming pool and leisure facility in Old Deer Park in Richmond, London. Construction on the 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) site started in 1964 and was completed in 1966; the architect was Leslie Gooday.[3][4] The pool replaced the previous Richmond baths nearby which had been built in Parkshot in 1882.[5]
Pools on the Park is recognised by English Heritage as illustrating "the more ambitious use of glazed curtain walling and the post-Wolfenden Report[6] emphasis on providing large banks of spectator seating".[7]
The building, which includes 33.3 metre pool and a learner pool inside, and an open-air pool outside, received a Civic Trust award in 1967.[2][8]
The pool is built on land leased from the Crown Estate; the lease is due to expire on 4 April 2016.[4] The pool and leisure facility is operated by SpringHealth Leisure on contract to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[5]
Transport
Pools on the Park has its own pay and display car park and is the terminus for London Buses route 490 from London Heathrow Terminal 5.[9]
Notes and references
- ↑ "Springhealth Leisure Club (Pools On The Park Richmond)". British Swimming & the ASA. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Richmond Baths, Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 520. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Old Deer Park, Richmond – A Framework for Conservation and Development". Friends of Richmond Green and others. June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Andy Hoines (August 2013). "Richmond Pools on the Park". Lidos in London – open for swimming. Oliver Merrington. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ The Wolfenden Report referred to in this instance is that of the Committee on Sport & the Community, chaired by John Wolfenden, whose report, commissioned by the Central Council of Physical Recreation, reported in 1960. "Sport & the Community: the report of the Wolfenden committee on Sport 1960". Sports Development. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sports and Recreation Buildings". Designating Heritage Assets. English Heritage. December 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Richmond Baths". Winners, 1967. Civic Trust Awards. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Ian Mason (27 June 2009). "New bus link to Richmond's Pools on the Park". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
