Alexandra Park Swimming Baths

Posted by Hugh from Harringayonline on February 16, 2020 at 3:42pm in Local History

Thought you guys might like this on HoL.

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Annabel Gregory February 16, 2020 at 5:48pm

Very interesting, thanks, Hugh! The pool was clearly not as small as it looks on the map, judging by the photos. I see the deep end was only 5ft 3ins, and it had a diving board! They must have assumed that people were very short. There's still a line of bricks along the path by the reservoirs which, Stephen Middleton told us, was all that was left of the pool.

There are quite a few people in this neighbourhood who remember the Durnsford Road swimming pool, where Sunshine Garden Centre is now, with fondness. It was obviously very popular - here are some memories of it shared on APN.

Durnsford Road Baths

When we moved into this neighbourhood, I looked for a swimming pool, but all the ones nearby seemed to have closed. My AtoZ showed one where Sunshine…
- Hugh from Harringayonline > Annabel Gregory February 16, 2020 at 7:54pm
  
  Using the scale on the OS Map, the pool measures out at something like 280 feet in length by about 90 feet wide at the widest end.
  
  Wher did you get the 5'3" figure from? I can't see it.
- Annabel Gregory > Hugh from Harringayonline February 16, 2020 at 8:36pm
  
  In the press cutting about the opening ceremony?
- Hugh from Harringayonline > Annabel Gregory February 16, 2020 at 8:51pm
  
  ..aha! (Duh!) - which also poo-poos my attempt at measuring length and width from the map! (For the record, it says 190 feet by 40 feet - which sounds much more realistic since an olympic pool is only 164' x 82'!)
- Annabel Gregory > Hugh from Harringayonline February 17, 2020 at 9:10am
  
  Ok! Maybe the 5ft 3 is a misprint ..
- Hugh from Harringayonline > Annabel Gregory February 17, 2020 at 10:00am
  
  Or perhaps they just built shallower pools then with scant regard for H&S...
Susie Holden February 16, 2020 at 4:07pm

Thanks so much for this Hugh, it's fascinating. I had no idea about the pool near Wood Green station.

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