The lost lido..

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Mikeymutt

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My friend told me about this outdoor pool hidden in the woods and showed me a few pics.i just knew I had to see this.always one for something unusual and different.fast forward a few months and I was travelling back from my last trip to Scotland.i popped in on the way home.i took the stroll through the woods and there it was sunken below in the trees.it is in the grounds of a Manor House.i have no idea when it was built.but it's in a state now.the coloumns around the pool use to have statues on them.you can still see the original tiles and hand rails.it sits in a bit of a sun trap.the pool is filled with natural spring water.which has been been filtered off to feed the pool.the water still flows next to the pool.with holes in the concrete everywhere.i would say this pool was for the more well off.i fell in love with this place.the peace and tranquility was lovely.and can imagine it was grand in its hey day.

The pool how it was in the sixties

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How it looks now from above the water filter system.

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Bathers steps from the changing rooms

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The deep end steps

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Pool lights

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I would guess this was the diving board frame

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Oh wow what an amazingly surreal little find! I love it! Love your detailed shots of the glass pool lights and the "bathers" sign on the steps, some folks would have totally missed them!
Great report with some old pics too:)
 
Thank you for the lovely comments.it certainly was a beautiful place.so simple but had me hooked.well worth a visit for anyone
 
That's a lovely site,you'll have to go back in the summer, maybe take a dip I have a pair of lead boots you can wear, another goodun Mikey, Thanks
 
wonderfull to see, was this in the grounds of a grand house i wonder? looks like someone has been doing something here as i spotted a grey wheely bin on one of the photos?
 
Thank you all.you trying to drown me smiler.i can't swim very well at the best of times.so kept my distance..yes it was in the grounds of a Manor House,there is a house nearby so I think it's one of there old ones.
 

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