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Kingsbury, Swimming Pool, Kingsbury Road c.1955
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The Kingsbury pool was large by municipal standards, and it was situated on the edge of Roe Green Park. The Art Deco buildings were elegant and stream-lined, but along with so many other outdoor pools all over Britain it has been demolished; this is partly due to an ever-decreasing interest, but perhaps mainly through the advent of the oh-so-comfortable fitness centre.

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Memories of Kingsbury, Swimming Pool, Kingsbury Road c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Kingsbury, Swimming Pool, Kingsbury Road c.1955

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Good Old Days!
Yes there was a swimming pool and I remember how cold it was !! I attended Kingsbury County Grammar School (as it was then) from 1956 -1961 Susan Edwards
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Added 28 April 2021

When Did The This Get Demolished?
No way did there used to be a lido in the park! Its such a shame its not there anymore because now the closest swimming pool to kingsbury high school is in harrow and its an indoor. If it was still there im certain it would be packed every single warm day with kids from my school
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Travelling To Kingsbury From Pimlico
My father discovered Kingsbury Pool when working nearby in the fifties. He then regularly took my brother and me to to the pool at weekends. It was a long trip from Pimlico but always worth it.
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Added 08 May 2016

Dance Venues.
There were several modern dance venues which we regularly frequented, including The Ritz Ballroom which once stood at the junction of the Kingsbury Road and the western end of the Old Kenton Lane, and the Churchill Club which stood in Elmwood Avenue at the junction of the Kenton Road. However I also enjoyed Traditional Jazz which could be heard and danced to at the South Harrow Jazz Club near Stanley Road, and also at ...see more
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