Tinside Pool

Tinside Pool

Tinside Pool is a unique 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of Plymouth in south-west England.cite web
url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2005/06/07/coast05walks_stage6_feature.shtml
title = Point 6 - Tinside Pool
work = Coast Walks
author = BBC
date = 2005
accessdate = 2007-10-11
] It is sited beside Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower. The lido is open in the summer months between May and September. [cite web
url=http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/leisureandtourism/sportandrecreation/swimmingpools/outdoorswimmingpools/tinsideopeningtimes.htm
title = Tinside Opening Times
author = Plymouth City Council
accessdate = 2007-10-11
]

A victim of declining popularity and neglect, the lido closed in 1992 but a vociferous local campaign led to a renovation, at a cost of ₤3.4 million, and Grade II Listed Building status in 1998. The facility re-opened to the public in 2005.

References


*cite web
url=http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/leisureandtourism/sportandrecreation/swimmingpools/outdoorswimmingpools/tinsidelido.htm
title = Tinside Lido Information
author = Plymouth City Council
accessdate = 2007-10-11


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