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Bulmore Lido, on the banks of the River Usk, became Newport’s favourite out-of-town resort in the 1930s. Built in 1934, a private company acquired land on …

In 1910, the Abertillery open air pool was built high up on the hillside in the trees. In the picture below, the pool awaits its …

The open-air swimming baths in Pontllanfraith opened in the 1930s and remained in use for much of the rest of the twentieth century. It was …

The lido in Troedyrhiw, in Merthyr Tydfil, was built on the hillside by unemployed miners in 1934. According to the Merthyr Express in 1964, life was …

Brynaman Lido was built by the town, for the town, in the early part of the 20th century, where it continued to be volunteer-run until …

In the summer of 1931, a team of volunteers set out to build an open-air pool on an old rubbish tip in Brynmawr. It was perhaps …

The lido was built by volunteer miners and opened in the early 1930s. It lasted 70 years before being closed in 2002. It was estimated …

The open-air swimming pool in Bailey Park, Abergavenny, opened in 1938 and was constructed and operated by Abergavenny Borough Council. The facility consisted of a large …

For decades, the windswept lido at Barry in Wales was one of the region’s top tourist attractions. Situated on the Bristol channel, the grand old complex was …