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Stanley Park Swimming Baths
Hob Uid: 1442158
Location : Liverpool Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SJ3604193800
Summary : Stanley Park Swimming Baths were built in the corner of the lake by Walter Spencer of Aintree in 1923. The pool cost £6,515 to construct and measured 75 by 35 feet. The open air pool was heated and had a paddling pool attached. It closed in August 1960 and no traces of the pool now (2007) exist.
More information : The swimming pool at Stanley Park (SJ 39 SE 125) opened in 1923. (1) It was created from the existing fish pond. It closed in the mid to late 20th Century and returned to being part of the pond/lake. (2) Stanley Park Swimming Baths were built in the corner of the lake by Walter Spencer of Aintree in 1923. The pool cost £6,515 to construct and measured 75 by 35 feet. The open air pool was heated and had a paddling pool attached. It closed in August 1960 and no traces of the pool now (2007) exist. (3-6)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early 20th Century
Display Date : Opened 1923
Monument End Date : 1923
Monument Start Date : 1923
Monument Type : Baths, Outdoor Swimming Pool
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : closed 1960
Monument End Date : 1960
Monument Start Date : 1960
Monument Type : Baths, Outdoor Swimming Pool
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

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External Cross Reference Number : SJ 39 SE 189
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