Clifton Pool and The Victoria Public House

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The Clifton Pool and The Victoria Public House (gbmapping|ST576735) is an historic public house situated on Oakfield Place in the Whiteladies area in Clifton, Bristol, England.

The pool which is also known as Clifton Lido is an open air swimming pool or Lido designed by Richard Shackleton Pope and opened on Monday 29 July 1850. [cite web |url=http://website.lineone.net/~phil.goldsbrough/cp/history.html |title=History |accessdate=2007-08-29 |format= |work= Clifton pool] The public house was added later.

It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building, [cite web | title=The Clifton Pool and The Victoria Public House | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=469313 | accessdate=2007-02-22] and is set in a Conservation Area.cite web |url=http://www.cliftonlido.com/Businessplan.pdf |title=Clifton Lido business and development plan |accessdate=2007-08-29 |format=PDF |work=Clifton Lido ] and on the Buildings at Risk Register. [cite web | title=Clifton Pool, Oakfield Place | work=English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register | url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConBar.4928 | accessdate=2007-05-10]

The site is convert|885|m2|sqyd|0 and includes a convert|250|m2|sqyd|0 swimming pool. [cite web |url=http://website.lineone.net/~phil.goldsbrough/cp/planning.html |title=Planning Document |accessdate=2007-08-29 |format= |work= Clifton pool]

It closed to the public in 1990 and has been subject to several redevelopment plans since. In 2005 it was acquired by the Bristol Glass Boat Company [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4169113.stm |title=New life for derelict city lido |accessdate=2007-08-29 |format= |work=BBC News ] who intend to restore the pool with the addition of substantial spa facilities with saunas and other treatment rooms, and build a restaurant and cafe. [cite web |url=http://www.gvagrimley.co.uk/x2238.xml |title=Clifton Lido to return to the heart of the community |accessdate=2007-08-29 |format= |work=GVA Grimley ]

The Victoria public house occupies a corner of the Lido site, carved out soon after the Lido was under construction to provide funds for its completion. The pub has remained open (although not continuously) during the Lido closure. Originally a George's Bristol Brewery tied house it passed to Ushers of Trowbridge in the 1960s, the freehold since passing through several hands, currently London Town plc. Since early 2006 the pub has been refurbished and operated by Dawkins Taverns, a small Bristol pub group.

External links

* [http://www.cliftonlido.com/ Clifton Lido Homepage]
* [http://www.cliftonlido.blogspot.com/ Clifton Lido Blog]
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* [http://website.lineone.net/~phil.goldsbrough/cp/index.html Clifton Pool]
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/oliver.merrington/lidos/lidos6.htm#clifton Clifton Pool at Lidos in the UK]

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