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The Wales Empire Pool (Pwll Nofio'r Gymanwlad), known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was demolished in 1998. It was a centrepiece for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Background A site on Wood Street in the centre of the Cardiff had been identified in the 1930s as a good location for.
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The Wales Empire Pool, known locally as the Empire Pool, was located in Cardiff , Wales, and was especially built to host the swimming. The pool officially opened on April 18, 1958. It was originally 55 yards with tiered tip-up red and grey seats.
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The Empire Pool was officially opened on 18 April 1958 by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, J. H. Morgan. Constructed, at a cost of ยฃ650,000, by Cardiff Corporation as their showpiece building for the.
Netball International Match England v Wales Empire Pool, Wembley. A general view of the
The Wales Empire Pool ( Welsh: Pwll Nofio'r Gymanwlad ), known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was demolished in 1998. It was a centrepiece for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games . Background The Wales Empire Pool in 1966
Cardiff Old Swimming Pool Wales Empire Pool 18th March 1981 Stock Photo Alamy
Wales Empire Pool Wood Street Only two generations of Cardiffians ever had the pleasure of experiencing the wonderful Wales Empire Pool. Yet if ever a building was designed to last it was this modernist showstopper, built by the council on the site of disused timber yards and saw-mills beside the Taff in time for the 1958 Commonwealth Games.
Wales Empire Pool The Empire Llandudno Spa Hotel with Swimming Pool The sophia gardens
The Wales Empire Pool, known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was demolished in 1998. It was a centrepiece for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Wales Empire Pool, Cardiff the pool hall looking towards the deep end RIBA pix
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Cardiff,1958. Wales Empire Pool from Diving Board Stock Photo Alamy
The Wales Empire Pool, known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was demolished in 1998. It was a centrepiece for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Background
Wales Empire Pool, Cardiff the first floor lobby RIBA pix
BBC Documentary from the late 1990's before the closure of the icon Wales empire pool to pave the way for the construction of the Principality Stadium (Mille.
Wales Empire Pool, Cardiff the Mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath supplied with rainwater RIBA pix
[55] Broomhill Pool, Ipswich - 55 by 20 yards (50.3 m ร 18.3 m) open air pool, plus 5-yard (4.6 m) diving pit. Subject of campaign to reopen. [56] Earls Court 1, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. 60m ร 30m pool, up to 4m deep. Opened 1937.
Wales Empire Pool, Cardiff the diving boards at the deep end of the pool hall RIBA pix
The Wales Empire Pool, known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was demolished in 1998. It was a centrepiece for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Contents Background Facilities Demolition See also References External links Background
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The Wales Empire Pool, known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was demolished in 1998. 22 relations.
Wales Empire Pool, Cardiff RIBA pix
Wales Empire Pool, Cardiff: the diving boards at the deep end of the pool hall. NOTES: Constructed as the venue for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, this complex was demolished in 1998 during the construction of the Millennium Stadium. It was replaced by the Cardiff International Pool which opened in 2008.
Wales Empire Pool The Empire Llandudno Spa Hotel with Swimming Pool The sophia gardens
The Wales Empire Pool, known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was demolished in 1998. It was a centrepiece for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Contents Background Facilities Demolition Images for kids Background
Wales Empire Pool, Cardiff the restaurant overlooking the pool hall RIBA pix
The Empire Pool and trolley buses - two sights no longer seen in Cardiff Some of the last traces of arguably the biggest event ever to be hosted in Wales are set to disappear. With 1,130.
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Diving Cardiff. General view of the swimming pool
The Empire Pool and Cardiff Arms Park; both stylish public buildings were Cardiff's favourite post-war buildings and formed and interesting 'leisure' group adjoin the distinctive transport buildings of the Central railway (1932-4) and bus stations built on the site of the 19th century terraces of Temperance Town. Chronology: