Chapter 6 UK Leisure Pools identified: 1974-1999

This list covers the majority of leisure pools identified in the Project research, but not all, we assume.

 

ENGLAND

1974

Bletchley (February)

Rotherham (March)

Whitley Bay (April) (freestanding)

1975

Colchester Leisure World

1976

Oasis, Swindon

1977

Concordia Cramlington

South Shields (freestanding)

Northgate Arena Chester

Putteridge Luton

1978

Crowtree Sunderland

Broxbourne

1979

Thornbury Bristol

1981

Great Yarmouth Marina Centre

1982

Romford

Dolphin Darlington

Fulham

1984

Scunthorpe

Ipswich [leisure pool & conventional]

1986

Sandcastle Blackpool (PPP till 2003)

1987

Blackburn Waves Water Centre

Keswick

Waves Leisure Pool Torquay

Windsor

1988

The Pyramids, Southsea

Gorton Tub Manchester

Olympiad LC, Chippenham

1989

Doncaster Dome

Coral Reef Bracknell

Woolwich Waterfront LC

1990

Romsey Rapids

Bexhill (freestanding)

1992

Woking

Spectrum Guildford [leisure pool & conventional]

1993

Grand Central Stockport (leisure pools and 50 metre pool)

Wet N Wild, N Tyneside (private – closed 2013; re-opened by new owners 2014; managed by Serco

1994/5

Prudhoe Waterworld

 

No dates found so far for

Hereford LC

Leyton LC

Rivermead LC Reading

Cotgrave LC, Nottingham

 

NORTHERN IRELAND

1980

Shankhill Leisure Centre

Lisnagelvin LC

1982

Ballysillan

1999

Lagan Valley Leisure Complex

 

WALES

1977

Swansea

1980

Rhyl Sun Centre (freestanding) new Rhyl – SC2 – coming!

1981

Colwyn LC

1984

Vale of Glamorgan

1985

Newport

1987

Llanishen Cardiff

1989

Pentwyn LC

1996

Afan Lido

 

SCOTLAND

1976

Magnum LC, Irvine

 1985

Mariner Leisure Complex

1987

Paisley Lagoon Leisure Centre

 1988

Meadow Leisure Centre [leisure pool & conventional]

Perth

1990

Clickimin Shetlands

1991

The Time Capsule, Coatbridge

1992

Beach LC Aberdeen

Dunbar Leisure Pool

Leith Waterworld, Edinburgh

1994

Play Dome, Clydebank (Private management)

1997

Waterfront Greenock

Aquadrome Inverness

 

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Commercial

Dartford Fantaseas (commercial) 1989-92

Croydon Waterpalace (commercial) 1990-96

Blue Lagoon Pembroke (commercial)

Butlins, Bognor, Minehead (commercial)

 

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