Oasis Pool

Coordinates: 51°30′56″N 0°07′33″W  /  51.51566°N 0.125903°W  / 51.51566; -0.125903 Oasis Swimming Pools , 32 Endell Street, London WC2H 9AG are an indoor and large outdoor pool which is open all year round.

Description

The centre has two pools, a 27 x 10 m outdoor pool and a 25 x 9 m indoor pool, a gym, sauna, squash courts and cafeteria.

It is operated by Greenwich Leisure Ltd on behalf of the London Borough of Camden.

History

The site has a long history of being an early public swimming pool. The pool was first built c.1728 as the "Bagnio", a Turkish Bath. In 1840 the Turkish bath closed and the site was eventually reopened by local parishes as the "Bloomsbury Baths and Washhouses" in 1852. At that time there were two indoor swimming baths.

Between 1900 and 1902 the baths were rebuilt and reopened as "Holborn Baths". This had two covered pools.

The site was modernized in the 1930s and after an architectural competition the "Swimstad" plan was approved. Building work started in 1937 but halted at the start of the war. After the war cash shortages lead to the complex not being completed and was converted to an outdoor swimming pool, or lido, opening in June 1946.

In 1960, a 25 x 9 meter indoor pool was added to the site. The rebuilding works included an 11 storey office block and terraces built above the car park and indoor pool.

From 1986 to 1987 the indoor pool was closed for refurbishment while the outdoor pool stayed open. From the early 1990s it was decided that the outdoor pool would remain open all the year round.

References

1. ^ The Letters of Charles Dickens: 1850-1852 . 6 . Oxford University Press. 2002. p. 72. ISBN 9780198126171 . http://books.google.com/books?id=pI1j1wKgEYQC .  
2. ^ Joseph Lockwood (Jan 17, 1845). "Letters to the Editor: Baths And Washhouses For The Working Classes". The Times. p. 6. "It was once the favourite 'bagnio' of Queen Anne, whose name it still bears to this day."  
3. ^ "10-Storey Building For Holborn Offices And Covered Swimming Pool". The Times. Dec 23, 1957. p. 8.  
4. ^ "News in Brief: Holborn indoor pool opens this week". The Times. Nov 30, 1960. p. 16.  

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