Minutes of the Leisure & Amenities Sub-Committee of Wandsworth Borough Council, 13/02/1996, outlining proposals for a joint Council/South London Swimming Club bid for Sports Lottery money to upgrade the facili...
A flyer produced by the South London Swimming Club in 1996 in support of a bid for Sports Lottery funding to improve the facilities at the lido. The bid did not go ahead but in 2001 a new entrance was built at...
In the mid-1990s plans were drawn up by Michael Phillips Associates for a major refurbishment of the lido to be funded Sports Lottery money. The entrance was to have been replaced by a water sports pavilion - ...
In the mid-1990s plans were drawn up by Michael Phillips Associates for a major refurbishment of the lido to be funded Sports Lottery money. The entrance was to have been replaced by a water sports pavilion wi...
Unidentified newspaper, 16/03/1934 Article by South London Swimming Club press officer Charles Roskilly (CSR) lamenting the amount of work taking place at the bathing-lake. He complains that it had been turne...
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 22/09/1933 A major refurbishment of the lido took place in the early 1930s in order to improve the facilities for women who were expected in greater numbers following the introductio...
South London Press, 31/05/2002. Article on the recent £600,000 refurbishment of the lido, creating a new entrance and new showers, as well as a refurbishment of the café and fountain.
Brightside No. 177, September 2016 Article from Wandsworth Council's monthly magazine, outlining plans for new facilities at the lido. The £1.5m spent over the previous decade provided: a new entrance at the ...
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SLSC member Trish Campbell skipping at the lido off-season (notice bare trees). In the background, the Basket Room, to the left of the cafe, is clearly visible. Swimmers left their clothes with a lifeguard and...