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Report - Lost Lido, Little Heyfield, June 2017

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HughieD

28DL Regular User
Regular User
1. The History
Very little info about this magical place on the web. It was apparently constructed as a private pool as part of a Country Club that operated in the late 20's early 30's. In the late 30s it became open to members who paid a fee to join. The pool was fed by a mountain stream and even in mid-Summer the water was very cold. Recollections recall it being open to the public in the 1940s/50s and costing a “shilling for children and half-a-crown for adults”. Apparently the storms of 1947 did an enormous amount of damage to the pool and it was “never the same again”. Despite that, it remained open into the 1960s as corroborated by postcards from that era. Now the pool lays abandoned and hidden in the woods. Here’s a couple of archive pictures of the place:

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2. The Explore
Explored with non-forum member Gazza-M. Quite easy access for this beauty. A park-up on the main road and a short walk through the woods and you are there. When we got close we spied some women’s clothes hanging up from a tree(!). We then spotted one very ginger-haired model on a shoot with photographer there. We nodded and said hello and shortly after they left us to the place on our own.

3. The Pictures

One of the few complete statues:

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Presumably the “7” is a depth marker showing 7ft.

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Just one statue left from the four:

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Salad_Dodger

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28DL Full Member
I lived in Derbyshire for 20 years ,did a fair bit of travelling around and researched lots of local history, but never came across this place. 10/10 for this superb find....just goes to prove even when you think you know an area........
 

moz88

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
I visited here a couple of days ago and a couple have recently assumed ownership of the place, so it is no longer abandoned. They are renovating the changing rooms with a few to living there and will be clearing out the pool area. Apparently there are Koi carp in the pool, and the chimney is for a boiler - which would make the pool heated. It is not part of the manor property so doesn't have any grade II listing and the last guy owned it for a couple of decades and didn't look after it. I was asked to leave but they changed their mind and let me stay to take a few snaps and tell me a bit about the place. It does have a great atmosphere!
 

Andrew32

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plenty of photos also on google earth, i'll need to put this on my list for a UK roadtrip!
 
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