Brockwell Lido is a large lido in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994. Two ex council employees Paddy and Casey took on the running of the Lido for the community. Lambeth council gave Paddy & Casey (ex council workers) a peppercorn lease rate from 1994–2001. Lambeth gave them a one-year extension in 2002 whilst a public consultation was held to decide on the longer term sustainable future of the Lido.
Brockwell Lido was designed by Harry Rowbotham and T. L. Smithson in the Moderne style for the London County Council's Parks Department. It replaced the Brockwell Park bathing pond and is almost identical in design to the Victoria Park Lido in Hackney. It opened in July 1937.
The lido closed in 1990 due to cost-saving measures by Lambeth Borough Council. A Brockwell Lido Users (BLU) group was established in 2001 to lobby for re-opening.[1] The lido management was put out for tender and two former council employees won the contract and reopened the lido in 1994.[2]
Lucy Blakstad's film The Lido was filmed at Brockwell Lido in 1995.[3]
In 2001, the Evian logo was painted on the pool floor in a sponsorship deal worth £110,000. In 2005, £500,000 was awarded from the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of the £2.5 million redevelopment.[2] 2001 was also the year BLU were officially formed as a pressure group to save the Lido. With the backing of over 1000 local Lido lovers and swimmers, they demonstrated to Lambeth council the passion that the 'local' people and community had for their Lido. Lambeth brought in Consultants and public meetings were held to establish the best solution to save and preserve the Lido for future generations. A Brockwell Lido Steering Group was created with three of the six stakeholders coming from BLU.
In 2003 Fusion Lifestyle won the competitive tender from Lambeth Council to refurbish Brockwell Lido and create an all year round leisure complex at the site. A newly built gym, spa and fitness studios were constructed over four years and the newly expanded Brockwell Lido site was reopened in October 2007.
In 2012 the 'Brockwell Icicles' winter swimming group reformed and campaigned for all year round swimming... the current operator Fusion agreed. BLU with the help of BLSC, finally obtained 7 day swimming for the Lido in 2014. Brockwell Lido is now open 7 days a week all year for those who enjoy cold water swimming. (Membership is not required and new cold water swimmers can turn up and pay on the day)
In 2016 in April, Fusion finally installed a poolside sauna at the Lido and later that year at the BLU & BLSG AGM, Fusion agreed to open the whole pool every day from 1 November 2016, all thanks to a concerted campaign by BLU on behalf of the Lido users.
The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed on 27 January 2016. The club is run by volunteers, is non-profit, CASC registered and is a members only club. Brockwell Swimmers run Water Polo at the Lido for a number of weeks in the summer.
The Lido Café is an attached café/restaurant looking onto the pool.[5]
Εventsedit
On 25 July 2019, amidst record high temperatures across the UK,[6] the police were called as around 500 people tried to "storm" Brockwell Lido.[7]
^"The Lido Café". Time Out. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^Osborne, Samuel (24 July 2019). "UK weather latest: Britain braces for 'hottest ever day' as Europe gripped by deadly heatwave". The Independent. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^de la Mare, Tess (25 July 2019). "UK heatwave: 500 people try to storm lido as tempers flare amid 37C in London". The Independent. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
8. Holman, Bob (November 2017) 'Great Places To Swim, Brockwell Park Lido' Swimming Times
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brockwell Lido news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brockwell Lido is a large lido in Brockwell Park Herne Hill London It opened in July 1937 closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re opened in 1994 Two ex council employees Paddy and Casey took on the running of the Lido for the community Lambeth council gave Paddy amp Casey ex council workers a peppercorn lease rate from 1994 2001 Lambeth gave them a one year extension in 2002 whilst a public consultation was held to decide on the longer term sustainable future of the Lido Brockwell Lido51 27 11 N 0 06 23 W 51 453056 N 0 106389 W 51 453056 0 106389LocationBrockwell Park Herne Hill Lambeth SE24 0PAOpened1937Operated byFusion Lifestyle LtdArchitectRowbotham amp SmithsonTypeopen airStatusGrade II ListedLength164 feet 50 m Websitehttps www fusion lifestyle com centres brockwell lido FacilitiesGym hydrotherapy pool cafeBrockwell Lido Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Events 4 See also 5 Bibliography 6 Footnotes 7 External linksHistory editBrockwell Lido was designed by Harry Rowbotham and T L Smithson in the Moderne style for the London County Council s Parks Department It replaced the Brockwell Park bathing pond and is almost identical in design to the Victoria Park Lido in Hackney It opened in July 1937 The lido closed in 1990 due to cost saving measures by Lambeth Borough Council A Brockwell Lido Users BLU group was established in 2001 to lobby for re opening 1 The lido management was put out for tender and two former council employees won the contract and reopened the lido in 1994 2 Lucy Blakstad s film The Lido was filmed at Brockwell Lido in 1995 3 The lido has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since July 2003 4 Description edit nbsp Brockwell Lido in 1938In 2001 the Evian logo was painted on the pool floor in a sponsorship deal worth 110 000 In 2005 500 000 was awarded from the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of the 2 5 million redevelopment 2 2001 was also the year BLU were officially formed as a pressure group to save the Lido With the backing of over 1000 local Lido lovers and swimmers they demonstrated to Lambeth council the passion that the local people and community had for their Lido Lambeth brought in Consultants and public meetings were held to establish the best solution to save and preserve the Lido for future generations A Brockwell Lido Steering Group was created with three of the six stakeholders coming from BLU In 2003 Fusion Lifestyle won the competitive tender from Lambeth Council to refurbish Brockwell Lido and create an all year round leisure complex at the site A newly built gym spa and fitness studios were constructed over four years and the newly expanded Brockwell Lido site was reopened in October 2007 In 2012 the Brockwell Icicles winter swimming group reformed and campaigned for all year round swimming the current operator Fusion agreed BLU with the help of BLSC finally obtained 7 day swimming for the Lido in 2014 Brockwell Lido is now open 7 days a week all year for those who enjoy cold water swimming Membership is not required and new cold water swimmers can turn up and pay on the day In 2016 in April Fusion finally installed a poolside sauna at the Lido and later that year at the BLU amp BLSG AGM Fusion agreed to open the whole pool every day from 1 November 2016 all thanks to a concerted campaign by BLU on behalf of the Lido users The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed on 27 January 2016 The club is run by volunteers is non profit CASC registered and is a members only club Brockwell Swimmers run Water Polo at the Lido for a number of weeks in the summer The Lido Cafe is an attached cafe restaurant looking onto the pool 5 Events editOn 25 July 2019 amidst record high temperatures across the UK 6 the police were called as around 500 people tried to storm Brockwell Lido 7 See also editHistory of lidos in the United KingdomBibliography editBradley Peter 2007 Out of the blue a celebration of Brockwell Park Lido 1937 2007 BLU ISBN 978 0 9556270 0 2Footnotes edit Brockwell Lido Users Group BLU Archived 18 December 2003 at the Wayback Machine a b Smith Janet 2006 Liquid assets the lidos and open air swimming pools of Britain English Heritage p 138 ISBN 978 0 9547445 0 2 Modern Times The Lido at IMDb nbsp Historic England Brockwell Lido 1390519 National Heritage List for England retrieved 12 December 2017 The Lido Cafe Time Out Retrieved 22 April 2015 Osborne Samuel 24 July 2019 UK weather latest Britain braces for hottest ever day as Europe gripped by deadly heatwave The Independent Retrieved 25 July 2019 de la Mare Tess 25 July 2019 UK heatwave 500 people try to storm lido as tempers flare amid 37C in London The Independent Retrieved 25 July 2019 8 Holman Bob November 2017 Great Places To Swim Brockwell Park Lido Swimming TimesExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brockwell Lido Brockwell Park Lido from the Lidos in London page Brockwell Lido in 1938 Brockwell Lido in 1948 Brockwell Swimmers club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brockwell Lido amp oldid 1186504519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
