Jesus Green Swimming Pool
Jesus Green Swimming Pool is a lido situated on Jesus Green in Cambridge, England. Opened in 1923, it is one of the few remaining examples of the lidos built across the country in the 1920s — open air pools with space for activities other than swimming.- Type: Swimming pool
- Description: Lido in Cambridge, England
- Also known as: “Jesus Green Lido”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jesus College and Trinity College.
Jesus College
University
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Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Jesus College was established in 1496 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely. Jesus College is situated 1,200 feet south of Jesus Green Swimming Pool.
Trinity College
University
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Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at Oxford or Cambridge. Trinity College is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Jesus Green Swimming Pool.
Jesus Green
Park
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Jesus Green is a park in the north of central Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, north of Jesus College. Jesus Ditch runs along the southern edge Jesus Green. Jesus Green is situated 490 feet south of Jesus Green Swimming Pool.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambridge Castle and Cambridge.
Cambridge Castle
Locality
Cambridge
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Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.
Chesterton
Suburb
Jesus Green Swimming Pool
- Categories: swimming center, swimming, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.21299° or 52° 12′ 47″ northLongitude
0.12326° or 0° 7′ 24″ eastInception
1923Open location code
9F42647F+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 23793778OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=swimming_poolOpenStreetMap feature
sport=swimmingOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6188166
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