Copyright AGJ and Contributors 2004/08. Updated 30/3/2008
Unheated water ran out of favour after decades of popularity. Attendances slumped on the cold chilly windy days.
The Lido was to make way for a Tropical Lagoon, with warm waves! and endless pleasure whatever the weather.
So the new modern day pool emerged for visitors and residents of Great Yarmouth, opened by swimmer Duncan Goodhew (Olympic gold medallist) on 15th June 1981.
The pool is 25 metres, and can still cater for competitive swimming, plus a day out for family fun, but sadly, the thrills and spills of the high scaffold divers have gone, the gasps of awe from spectators silent forever.
Great Yarmouth’s
Marina
Taken
1995
Outcome:
Eighteen years later,
the lido became a pile of rubble with smoldering timbers. The scene of devastation replaced the sparkling blue former pool, where hours of enjoyment had been spent splashing about in the crystal waters.
All the world’s a stage!
High scaffold Diving and Displays
In 1961, Yarmouth’s pool had a great new face-lift and thus a great new pool - a stage set for thrilling performances.
