Cleveland Pools

Cleveland Pools
Location Bath, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°23′27″N 2°20′50″W / 51.3908°N 2.3473°W / 51.3908; -2.3473Coordinates: 51°23′27″N 2°20′50″W / 51.3908°N 2.3473°W / 51.3908; -2.3473
Area 180 square metres (1,900 sq ft)
Built 1815[1]
Architect John Pinch the elder
Architectural style(s) Georgian
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated 5 August 1975[1]
Reference no. 1396146
Location of Cleveland Pools in Somerset

Cleveland Pools in Hampton Row, Bath, Somerset, England is a semi-circular lido built, by John Pinch the elder, in 1815.[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.[3]

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,[4] and it was added to the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register.[5] There has subsequently been a campaign, supported by The Prince's Regeneration Trust and the Trevor Osborne Property Group,[6] to renovate it. The proposed plans would restore the main pool and children's pool, and see the addition of a cafe, exhibition room and children's climbing wall.[7]

In 2013 an appeal to raise £3 million was launched to restore the pools.[8] In August 2014 the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £4.5 million to cover 85% of the costs.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Cleveland Baths  (Grade II*) (1396146)". National Heritage List for England.
  2. ↑ "Heritage Open Days" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Cleveland Baths". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Cleveland Pools, Hampton Row, Bath". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Cleveland Baths, Hampton Row, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset (UA)". Buildings at Risk. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cleveland Pols, Bath". The Prince's Regeneration Trust. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Introduction". Cleveland Pools Trust. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  8. ↑ Morris, Steven (4 September 2013). "Fundraising appeal launched to reopen Bath's alfresco Cleveland Pools". Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  9. ↑ Morris, Steven (12 August 2014). "Bath's Georgian swimming pool wins £4.5m towards restoration". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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