Cleveland Pools
| Cleveland Pools | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cleveland Pools in Somerset | |
| Location | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Built | c. 1814 |
| Architect | John Pinch |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 5 August, 1975[1] |
| Reference no. | 445855 |
Cleveland Pools in Hampton Row, Bath, Somerset, England is a semi-circular lido built, by John Pinch, around 1814.[1] It is believed to be the oldest surviving public outdoor swimming pools in England.[2]
The pool was originally open to the River Avon. The Georgian site includes 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 and it was pit onto the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register.[3] There has subsequently been a campaign to renovate it and use it again fro public swimming.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cleveland Baths". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Heritage Open Days" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Cleveland Baths, Hampton Row, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset (UA)". Buildings at Risk. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Introuction". Cleveland Pools Trust. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
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