Lidos & outdoor pools · London
Parliament Hill Lido
Hampstead Heath's 1938 60m stainless-steel-lined open-air pool, year-round.
Martin Addison — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Parliament Hill Lido on the south side of Hampstead Heath is a 60-metre stainless-steel-lined pool, opened in 1938 and now run by City of London. Stainless steel was added in the 2000s after a corrosion crisis; year-round, unheated, with a winter membership for the hardy.
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From the Wikipedia article
Parliament Hill Lido, located in Hampstead Heath, north London, is next to Gospel Oak railway station. The lido, also known as Hampstead Heath Lido, is a public unheated open air swimming pool, open for 12 months a year. It first opened in 1938.
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Background
History
The lido was opened on 20 August 1938. The lido was designed by Harry Rowbotham and T. L. Smithson (London County Council Parks Department) and is nearly identical in design to Victoria Park Lido and Brockwell Lido. There was a diving stage, chutes and a café, with areas for sunbathing and spectators. Costing £34,000 to construct, this was the most expensive of the then London County Council's 13 lidos built in the 1920–39 period. In 1976, after the murder of 15-year-old Enrico Sidoli, further safety measures were taken, including removing most of the diving facilities and increasing staff. The last diving board was removed in 2003.The murder of Enrico Sidoli by drowning has never been…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5550, -0.1547
- Address
- Parliament Hill Fields<br>Gordon House Road, NW5 1LP
- Established
- 1938
- Official site
- www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Sources
- manual: parliament-hill-lido (manual)
- wikipedia: Parliament Hill Lido (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Parliament Hill Lido?
- Parliament Hill Lido is in London, United Kingdom.
- When was Parliament Hill Lido built?
- Built or established in 1938.
- Who owns Parliament Hill Lido?
- Parliament Hill Lido is owned by City of London Corporation.