Advert for the Lagoon, swimming pool, Orpingon 1933
Advertisement for The Lagoon in Orpington, Kent, an outdoor swimming pool measuring 200 feet by 75 feet and opened in 1933. Opened by Eugene O'Sullivan and Don Stewart, the Lagoon was able to accommodate around 1500 people and offered sunbathing loungers, and a refreshment cafe, with plans to build a dance hall and several tennis courts. With the outbreak of war in 1939, the pool was closed and never re-opened
Picture No
12548431
Media ID
46120010
Size
2869px x 7480px
(3.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Advertisement in The Sketch', 31 May 1933
Date
1933
