Bulmore Lido, Caerleon, Wales
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 part…
Wales
Welsh castles, abbeys, standing stones, piers and pit villages, with the people and stories behind them, from Tintern's ruins to the drowned village of Capel…
Abertillery Lido, Wales
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 first bathers. By the 1950s, th…
Pontllanfraith Baths, Wales
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 only baths in th…
Troedyrhiw Lido, Merthyr, Wales
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 hard for p…
Brynaman Lido, Wales
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 2012. Tucked up against t…
Brynmawr Lido, Wales
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 one of the best examples of comm…