Cleveland Pools
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Cleveland Pools in Hampton Row, Bath, Somerset
, England is a semi-circular lido built, by John Pinch the elder, around 1814. 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 pool and see the addition of a cafe/restaurant and spa/treatment rooms.
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England is a semi-circular lido built, by John Pinch the elder, around 1814. It is believed to be the oldest public outdoor swimming pool in England.
The pool was open to the River Avon. The Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
site included 12 dressing rooms.
The site was closed in the 1970s and was a for a short time used as a trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
farm. In 2004 Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. It is part of the Ceremonial county of Somerset...
council put the site up for sale or long lease, and it was added to the English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Buildings at Risk Register. There has subsequently been a campaign, supported by The Prince's Regeneration Trust
The Prince's Regeneration Trust
The Prince’s Regeneration Trust is one of The Prince's Charities, a group of 19 charities of which HRH The Prince of Wales is President.The Prince's Regeneration Trust works throughout the United Kingdom to ensure that important historic buildings at risk of demolition or decay are preserved,...
and the Trevor Osborne Property Group, to renovate it. The proposed plans would restore the pool and see the addition of a cafe/restaurant and spa/treatment rooms.