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Where is Buckingham Palace swimming pool?
Edna Healey writes in The Queen’s House: A Secret History of Buckingham Palace: In summer 1938 it was decided to build ‘a swimming bath and squash court on the north side of the Palace in one of Nash’s conservatories. In 1938, the northwest pavilion, designed by Nash as a conservatory, was converted into a swimming pool.
Does London have public pools?
The London Municipal Pool offers a range of aquatic amenities. The facility includes a main swimming pool (2-4 1/2ft depth), diving well (12ft depth), baby pool (1ft depth), accessible pool (built-in ramp, 1ft depth), an adults only lap pool (83ft long), and a splash pad. Today there are 196 public swimming pools in London. These are pools operated by the London Boroughs for general use and comprise 37 per cent of the total number of swimming pools in the capital (530). Of the other pools, many (205 in total) are commercially operated.