| Pells Pool | |
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| 50°52′39″N 0°00′35″E / 50.877452°N 0.009691°E | |
| Location | Brook Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2BA |
| Opened | 1860 |
| Operated by | Pells Pool Community Association |
| Owned by | Lewes Town Council |
| Type | freshwater lido |
| Status | Grade II Listed[1] |
| Length | 45.72 metres (150.0 ft) |
| Width | 22.86 metres (75.0 ft) |
| Website | pellspool.org.uk |
| Facilities | |
| sun-terrace, paddling pool, refreshments, lawn, floats, disabled access, toilets | |
Pells Pool is a public outdoor swimming baths or lido in Lewes, East Sussex, England. The original structure was built in 1860 making it the oldest freshwater outdoor public swimming baths in the United Kingdom that is still operating.[2]
- ^ "Minutes of Evidence: Listed swimming pools and pool buildings no longer in use". House of Commons: Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport. 15 January 2002. Retrieved November 16, 2009. - A schedule of listed swimming pools and pool buildings; seven are listed at grade II* and the remaining 72 are listed at grade II.
- ^ Adrian Bridge, Travel writer (3 October 2017). "Escape the heat: 17 of Britain's best outdoor swimming pools". The Telegraph.