Stone Jetty, Ward's Ship Breakers and Midland Hotel, Morecambe thanks to JT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Diadem_(1896)
Lancaster Museum " Did you know the Super Swimming Stadium opened on the 27th July 1936? It cost £185,000 to build and at the time it was the largest in the country, it could accommodate 1200 swimmers and 3000 spectators at any one time. The pool was built on the site TW Ward's ship breaking yard. The lido was designed by two architects Kenneth MB Cross and Cecil Sutton, it was designed to harmonise with the nearby Midland Hotel.
The pool was Morecambe's attempt to out do Blackpool's 'South Shore Swimming Coliseum'. At its peak it could see as many as 13500 swimmers using its facilities in one day. Unfortunately by the 1960s the stadium was in need of extensive structural work to keep it operational. The decision was finally made to close the pool in 1975 and it was demolished the following year."
Stone Jetty, Ward's Ship Breakers and Midland Hotel, Morecambe thanks to JT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Diadem_(1896)
Lancaster Museum " Did you know the Super Swimming Stadium opened on the 27th July 1936? It cost £185,000 to build and at the time it was the largest in the country, it could accommodate 1200 swimmers and 3000 spectators at any one time. The pool was built on the site TW Ward's ship breaking yard. The lido was designed by two architects Kenneth MB Cross and Cecil Sutton, it was designed to harmonise with the nearby Midland Hotel.
The pool was Morecambe's attempt to out do Blackpool's 'South Shore Swimming Coliseum'. At its peak it could see as many as 13500 swimmers using its facilities in one day. Unfortunately by the 1960s the stadium was in need of extensive structural work to keep it operational. The decision was finally made to close the pool in 1975 and it was demolished the following year."