Cleveland Pools

1. Landmark
2. Swimming Pool
3. Landmark & Historical Place

Description

Cleveland Pools in Hampton Row, Bath, Somerset, England is a semi-circular lido built, by John Pinch the elder, in 1815. It is believed to be the oldest public outdoor swimming pool in England.The pool was open to the River Avon. The Georgian site included 12 dressing rooms.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, and it was added to the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register. There has subsequently been a campaign, supported by The Prince's Regeneration Trust and the Trevor Osborne Property Group, 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.In 2013 an appeal to raise £3 million was launched to restore the pools. In August 2014 the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £4.5 million to cover 85% of the costs.

Company Rating

91 FB users likes Cleveland Pools, set it to 10 position in Likes Rating for Bath, Somerset in Landmark & Historical Place category

Summary

Cleveland Pools is Bath based place and this enity listed in Landmark category.