People sitting at tables beneath umbrellas at the poolside cafe at Brockwell Lido, Brockwell Park, with a busy swimming pool beyond

Date:: 8 Sep 2012

Location:: Brockwell Lido, Dulwich Road, Brockwell Park, Lambeth, Greater London Authority

Reference:: PLA01/03/0259

Type:: Photograph (Digital)

Not what you're looking for? Try a new search

Description

The Brockwell Lido opened in July 1937. It was designed by Harry Rowbotham and T L Smithson in a Modernist style for London County Council (LCC). The lido is one of four surviving outdoor pools built, funded or managed by LCC from 1906-1939. It is Grade II listed.

Content

This is part of the Series: PLA01/03 Played in London; within the Collection: PLA01 Played in Britain Collection

Rights

People & Organisations

Photographer: Inglis, Simon

Architect: Rowbotham, Harry A

Architect: Smithson, T L

Keywords

Outdoor Swimming Pool, Mid 20th Century Lido, Mid 20th Century Cafe, People, Leisure And Recreation, Food And Drink