[4] Similar to other London County Council lidos designed by Harry Rowbotham and T. L. Smithson in the Moderne style,[5] it has a 165-foot main pool, a smaller children's pool, cascaded aerator fountains and Moderne-style shelters and changing blocks.

[6] It closed four months after opening due to the outbreak of World War II, eventually reopening in 1946.

[7] Declining revenue and increasing costs meant the lido closed to the public in 1989, though it continued to be used sporadically by local clubs.

[7] It became derelict in the 2000s, but was refurbished ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, with the first phase completed in July 2012, attracting 5,000 visitors in its first month of operation.

[13] Lamenting the COVID-19 lockdown closure of swimming pools, the London Evening Standard's Vicky Frost earlier described it as: