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Pools on the Park

1966 establishments in EnglandBuildings and structures in the London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesGrade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesOld Deer ParkRecipients of Civic Trust Awards
Sport in the London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesSwimming venues in LondonTourist attractions in the London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesUse British English from September 2020
Pools in the Park, Richmond geograph.org.uk 1618785
Pools in the Park, Richmond geograph.org.uk 1618785

Pools on the Park (previously known as Richmond Baths) is a Grade II listed swimming pool and leisure facility in Old Deer Park in Richmond, London. Construction on the 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) site started in 1964 and was completed in 1966; the architect was Leslie Gooday. The pool replaced the previous Richmond baths nearby which had been built in Parkshot in 1882.Pools on the Park is recognised by Historic England as illustrating "the more ambitious use of glazed curtain walling and the post-Wolfenden Report emphasis on providing large banks of spectator seating".The building, which includes 33.3-metre (109 ft) pool and a learner pool inside, and an open-air pool outside, received a Civic Trust award in 1967.Richmond Council manages, directly, the pool and leisure facility. Pool on the Park has a long established physiotherapy and osteopathy clinic on site.

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Pools on the Park
Twickenham Road, London St Margarets (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

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