Pools on the Park
| Pools on the Park | |
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Main entrance and forecourt
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| Address | Pools on the Park, Old Deer Park, Richmond |
| Postcode | TW9 2SF |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Operator | Richmond Council's Feel Good Fitness |
| Owner | Richmond Council |
| Architect | Leslie Gooday |
| Type | heated indoor and outdoor |
| Former names | Richmond Baths |
| Status | Grade II |
| Length | 33.3 metres (109 ft) |
| Width | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| Depth | 3.6 metres (12 ft)[1] |
| Website | www |
| Features | |
| 6-lane main pool, learner pool, 6-lane outdoor pool | |
| Facilities | |
| parking, cafe, gym, sauna, steamroom, extensive grounds | |
Pools on the Park (previously known as Richmond Baths) is a Grade II listed[2] swimming pool and leisure facility in Old Deer Park in Richmond, London. Construction on the 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) site started in 1964 and was completed in 1966; the architect was Leslie Gooday.[3][4] The pool replaced the previous Richmond baths nearby which had been built in Parkshot in 1882.[5]
Pools on the Park is recognised by Historic England as illustrating "the more ambitious use of glazed curtain walling and the post-Wolfenden Report[note 1] emphasis on providing large banks of spectator seating".[7]
The building, which includes 33.3 metre pool and a learner pool inside, and an open-air pool outside, received a Civic Trust award in 1967.[2][8]
The pool and leisure facility are managed by Richmond Council.[5] [9]
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Transport
Pools on the Park has its own pay and display car park and is the terminus for London Buses route 490 from London Heathrow Terminal 5.[10]
Note
- ↑ The Wolfenden Report referred to in this instance is that of the Committee on Sport & the Community, chaired by John Wolfenden, whose report, commissioned by the Central Council of Physical Recreation, reported in 1960.[6]
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