Cleveland Pools

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: c. 1814
Architect: John Pinch the elder
Architectural style(s): Georgian
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated: 5 August, 1975[1]
Reference #: 445855
Cleveland Pools is located in Somerset
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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, 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cleveland Baths". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=445855. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
  2. ^ "Heritage Open Days". Bath and North East Somerset Council. http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/pdf/Heritage%20Open%20Days%2009%20FINAL.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
  3. ^ "Cleveland Pools, Hampton Row, Bath". Bath and North East Somerset Council. http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/business/businesssupportadvice/propertyenquiries/longlease/Pages/CLEVELANDPOOLSHAMPTONROWBATH.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
  4. ^ "Cleveland Baths, Hampton Row, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset (UA)". Buildings at Risk. English Heritage. http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/default.aspx?id=940&rt=0&pn=1&st=a&ua=Bath+and+North+East+Somerset+(UA)&ctype=all&crit=. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
  5. ^ "Cleveland Pols, Bath". The Prince's Regeneration Trust. http://www.princes-regeneration.org/projects-england.php?id=20. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
  6. ^ "Introduction". Cleveland Pools Trust. http://www.clevelandpools.org.uk/index.php5?title=Introduction. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 

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