{{Short description|Art Deco Lido in Plymouth, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox venue | name = | image = Tinside pool.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|50.3631|-4.142389|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | mapframe-marker = swimming | location = Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3DE | opened = {{Start date|1935|10|02}} (reopened 2005)<ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE |num=1271847 |desc=Tinside Lido and Changing Rooms |accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref> | closed = 1992-2005 | architect = John Wibberley (1878-1936) | owner = Plymouth City Council | type = open-air, seawater | website = {{url|https://www.plymouthactive.co.uk}}
| dimensions_label = Dimensions | dimensions = {{plainlist| *'''Length''': {{convert|180|ft|m}} *'''Depth''': {{convert|2|ft|m}} − {{convert|9|ft|m}} }} }}
'''Tinside Lido''' is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of Plymouth in southwest England.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2005/06/07/coast05walks_stage6_feature.shtml |title = Point 6 - Tinside Pool |work = Coast Walks |author = BBC |author-link = BBC |year = 2005 |accessdate = 2007-10-11 }}</ref><ref name=Smith2007 >{{Cite book |year=2007 |title=Clean: a history of personal hygiene and purity |first1=Virginia Sarah |last1=Smith |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-929779-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/cleanhistoryofpe00smit|url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/cleanhistoryofpe00smit/page/321 321]}}</ref> It is sited beside Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower. The lido opens in the summer months between May and September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/leisureandtourism/sportandrecreation/swimmingpools/outdoorswimmingpools/tinsideopeningtimes.htm |title=Tinside Opening Times |author=Plymouth City Council |accessdate=2007-10-11 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813235632/http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/leisureandtourism/sportandrecreation/swimmingpools/outdoorswimmingpools/tinsideopeningtimes.htm |archivedate=2007-08-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=BBC20030814 >{{cite news |title=Sparkle returns to art deco lido |date=14 Aug 2003 |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2003/tinside_pool.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040216014551/http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2003/tinside_pool.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2004 |accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref>
==History== The lido was designed in 1935 by John Wibberley.<ref name="NHLE"/> It was officially opened on 2 October 1935<ref name="NHLE" />
A victim of declining popularity and neglect, the lido closed in 1992 but a vociferous local campaign led to a renovation, at a cost of £3.4 million, and Grade II Listed Building status in 1998.<ref name="NHLE" /> The facility re-opened to the public in 2005.<ref name="bbc" /><ref name="Jenny2006">{{cite news|title=Take me to your lido; Nothing beats diving into cool sparkling water on a hot summer day. Here, three friends set out on a mini tour of outdoor pools |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/jul/08/watersportsholidays.unitedkingdom |author=Jenny Landreth|publisher=The Guardian|date=8 July 2006|quote=Alongside the ring of bright lido water pushing into the grey sea are several smaller, unregulated pools and rickety diving platforms... It had a stunning view: a turn of the head took you from the chopping sea to the clarity of the pool; a lift of the chin took your eye from the blue water to the blooming of "Plymouth" written in municipal bedding plants on the hill above.}}</ref><ref name="Ref_2007">{{cite news|title=10 seawater pools|publisher=The Guardian|date=14 July 2007|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jul/14/beach.uk22|quote=This beautiful 1930s colonnaded structure below Hoe Road reopened in 2003 after years of neglect and local government wranglings. The huge, semi-circular, art deco-inspired pool uses treated seawater and is open for a cooling dip from May to September. Plus there are three tidal pools built into the rocks next door, with high diving boards to boot.}}</ref> During refurbishment the three tidal pools, pontoons and diving boards were all removed or filled in.
A lift and hoist were added in 2009 for disabled access.
Since 2022, Tinside Lido has been operated by Plymouth Active, a local organization managing sports and leisure facilities in the area. For bookings and more information, visitors can access the official website at www.plymouthactive.co.uk
The lido is currently undergoing refurbishment, including facilities for conferences and marine education; due to reopen in Spring 2025.
==Description== The lido design is a semicircle of {{convert|180|ft|m|abbr=off}} diameter.<ref name="NHLE" />
The site comprises a concrete pool, counter-fort outer walls, reinforced concrete inner walls, duct walls and floors. The main building is reinforced with concrete and has some stone retaining walls. The semi-circular pool has projecting jetties, and at the entrance, there are circular cutwaters separated by steps. The changing rooms are in the art deco style and have square metal windows and a staircase. The pool has three fountains and is surrounded by cast-iron railings.<ref name="NHLE" />
The pool is used to celebrate the summer solstice, when it attracts its largest crowds.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-21 |title=Hundreds join summer solstice sunrise swim in Plymouth |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-65971083 |access-date=2023-06-21}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/tinside-lido/ Tinside Lido], Everyone Active *[http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/things-to-do/tinside-lido-p1096383 Tinside Lido], Visit Plymouth
Category:Buildings and structures in Plymouth, Devon Category:Tourist attractions in Plymouth, Devon Category:Lidos Category:Swimming venues in England Category:Art Deco architecture in England Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1935