Tooting Bec Lido

The alternating bright red, yellow, and green doors of the changing cubicles seen above the turquoise water make the Lido a popular location for advertisement "shoots" and other filming.

Digging the lake had been proposed by the Reverend John Hendry Anderson, Rector of Tooting, as a project to provide work for unemployed local men.

The main reason given for this act of modernisation was that more women would be swimming in the pool and higher standards of hygiene were apparently needed.

[citation needed] The pool was drained and repainted in 2005 in advance of a summer programme of events to celebrate the Lido's centenary.

More fundamental works to reline the pool and relay paving, requiring a prolonged closure period, took place over the winter of 2006–07.

The Pavilion provides a new all year round sports hall and improved facilities for the life guarding staff.

Adjacent to the pavilion is some additional terrace space, where is it intended that the brick arches of the original entrance will be reconstructed as a memorial.