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| Gloucester Park Swimming Pool |
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Location: Gloucester Park Photographer: Year of photo: 1996 Copyright: Comments: |
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Location: Gloucester Park Photographer: Year of photo: 1994 Copyright: Comments: |
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Location: Gloucester Park Photographer: Bix Year of photo: 02/06/2003 Copyright: Basildon History Online Comments: |
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Location: Gloucester Park Photographer: Bix Year of photo: 02/06/2003 Copyright: Basildon History Online Comments: |
| Gloucester Park Swimming Pool |
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Gloucester Park swimming pool was opened in April 1968
at a cost of £500.000. The main pool was built to championship size (33 1/3x12½m) with a
depth of 12½ft. There was much debate in the years prior to opening as to the dimensions
of the pool - should it be International or Championship size? An original feature was the 2 storey diving tower and the poolside spring board. The centre board or 'second board' as it became known was later fitted with a spring board though 'top board' remained a platform until closure during the 1980s. Other features of the building include a teaching pool, first floor cafe and a spectator gallery. Following an extensive refurbishment in 1989/1990 the diving tower was removed and the cafe resited on the ground floor. During 1995 the poolside diving board was resited when a flume was installed. Years later it was removed leaving the pool without any diving facility. A fitness gym (pulse centre) now operates on the 1st floor where the cafe once traded. Many additional activities take place within the building and these have included a creche, sauna, solarium and sun booths/beds. Gloucester Park is also home to two swimming clubs; Basildon and Phoenix, who regularly participate in competitions and galas. In 2005 the swimming pools future at the current site is in question following plans for a 'centre of sporting excellence' to be built at the northern end of Gloucester Park. Text written 2002 with revisions 2002-2006. Copyright © 2002-2006, Basildon History Online. All rights reserved. |
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