Lidos & outdoor pools · South West England
Jubilee Pool
Penzance's triangular Art Deco saltwater lido — first geothermally-heated UK pool.
Jonathan Billinger — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Jubilee Pool at Penzance is a triangular Art Deco saltwater lido (1935) jutting into Mount's Bay — restored after storm damage in 2015 with the UK's first geothermally-heated public pool added in 2020. The triangular plan and the views across to St Michael's Mount make it one of the most-photographed lidos in Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
Jubilee Pool (Cornish: Poll Jubile) is an Art Deco lido in Penzance, Cornwall. It is Grade II listed, being recognised as the finest surviving example of its type with the exception of Saltdean Lido. With a capacity of 5 million litres and 600 swimmers and measuring 300 feet long and 160 feet wide, it is the UK's largest seawater pool.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The plan to build a pool in Penzance became something of a political issue, with local councillors seeing it as a choice between the pool or improving the town's water supply. One town councillor predicted the project would be "the biggest white elephant Penzance has ever had". Its design has been described as "Art Deco", "Art Nouveau-styled" and "cubist-inspired", and is reportedly influenced by the shape of a seagull in flight. It was opened on the 31 May 1935, as part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations for King George V. By August 1935, almost 60,000 people had visited the pool resulting in takings of nearly £700.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.1186, -5.5394
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Penzance
- Postcode
- TR18 4BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Established
- 1935
- Official site
- www.theacornpenzance.com
Sources
- manual: jubilee-pool-penzance (manual)
- wikipedia: Jubilee Pool (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jubilee Pool?
- Jubilee Pool is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR18 4BU), in the parish of Penzance.
- When was Jubilee Pool built?
- Built or established in 1935.
- Is Jubilee Pool a listed building?
- Jubilee Pool is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Jubilee Pool?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR18 4BU. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.