Peckham Lido

[Earl Aelfheah]

Hi, for those of you who aren't already aware, there is a new campaign to re-open Peckham Lido ( http://peckhampeculiar.tumblr.com/post/94561844474/lets-reopen-peckham-lido ).

If this is something you would support, there is a petition you can sign here:

http://www.change.org/p/southwark-council-re-open-peckham-lido?recruiter=22054042&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

Thanks

[easytiger]

How deep was it? Interesting plan.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Opened on 8 Sept 1923, size 180 x 60 ft, 2ft 6ins - 7ft 6ins deep, 400,000 gallons.

[Jeremy]

There was a diving board in a 7ft6 deep pool?

[Chocoholic]

Yes remember it well. Hope it comes back will be fantastic if it was re-instated. It will save me from going over to Brockwell. Bring it on!

[????]

Isn't this where the tube stations going to be?

[Jeremy]

Yeah but the tube will be underneath innit.

[Vik]

Would it not be a re-building rather than a re-opening? Being that it was demolished and all that...

[se84]

Vik Wrote:

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> Would it not be a re-building rather than a

> re-opening? Being that it was demolished and all

> that...

Apparently it wasn't actually demolished, just buried under a load of soil - so it's still there under the ground!

[vgrant]

this is true. If I was a developer, I would ensure I had the coroner on speed dial as I began the excavation process

[Otta]

This was opposite Kings Arms right?

[vgrant]

kings on the rye

[JohnL]

would love it if they did.

[PeckhamRose]

It is a lovely idea and I remember when I first moved here it was open and very popular.

But, in the days when councils are wanting to spend as little as possible and even offload the running of the parks to Friends of Parks type groups and voluntary organisations, do we really imagine this Council will have the funds and drive to open up our Lido again?

On the other hand, loads of money has been found to build the new fitness/gym/pool at Elephant so why not?

And it is at the north end of Peckham Rye Common and last year Pull the Other One hosted the Village Hall Experience on the site. It would be good to do something at this site, and for a few years a Peckham City Farm was suggested.

[bob]

All most opposite the Kings, just a tad down.

[Jah Lush]

Remember it well. It would be marvellous to have it back in that spot again.

[Otta]

vgrant Wrote:

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> kings on the rye

Johnny come lately.

[DulwichFox]

It's not going to happen. Is it ?

DulwichFox

[nxjen]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> But, in the days when councils are wanting to

> spend as little as possible and even offload the

> running of the parks to Friends of Parks type

> groups and voluntary organisations, do we really

> imagine this Council will have the funds and drive

> to open up our Lido again?

>

I agree but perhaps an application can be made to the Heritage Lottery Fund? I wonder if the Friends of Peckham Rye Park have been contacted.

[KidKruger]

Two pools, two hundred yards from each other, one outdoors with our UK climate, hmmm...

[Nigello]

An outdoor facility, especially if it offers food, drink and a place for "community" activities would be a good companion for the trad indoor pool at the DLC. It'd work, but only if it were heated and open year round, early till late (at least in the summer) and if the impetus to get it off the ground continued well past any initial hoopla. I hope it happens: good luck!

[ultraburner]

Great photos in the Peckham paper.

Would love to see it happen, but it would cost a good few million to build.

[philiphenslowe]

Otta Wrote:

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> vgrant Wrote:

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> > kings on the rye

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> Johnny come lately.

Haha - this made me laugh. People have no idea where I mean when I say the King's Arms + Heaton Arms

[mima08]

It would be nice - other lidos seem very popular, so why not?

[david_carnell]

Heated? Yeah, way to go on the whole climate change issue. Heating thousands of gallons of water to maintain a 25 degree temp in Peckham in Feb?

Good work.