Wormholt Park

Wormholt Park is a public park in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Wormholt Park
Wormholt Park
Location in Hammersmith and Fulham, London
LocationHammersmith and Fulham, London, England
Coordinates51°30′37″N 0°14′15″W

History

Origins

The park dates from the early 1900s when the Ecclesiastical Commissioners decided to sell parts of the Wormholt and Old Oak Farms for development.[1]

White City Lido

The open air swimming pool known as The White City Lido was built on the western edge of the park, on Bloemfontein Road. It designed by R Hampton Clucas, Borough Engineer, and was built by 60 unemployed men in six months. It cost £13,149 It opened on 4 August 1923. It was 150 by 75 feet (46 m × 23 m) with small lawns both ends, on a 250 by 150 feet (76 m × 46 m) plot. It held 337,500 imperial gallons (1,534 m3). The two shallow ends were 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m) and the deep centre was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m).[2]

It closed after the 1979 season and was replaced with an indoor pool in the Janet Adegoke Leisure Centre, which opened in 1980.[2] This in turn was demolished in 2003.[1]

Notes
  1. History of Wormholt Park Retrieved July 2015
  2. A history of LIDOS IN LONDON no longer open Retrieved January 2016
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