Wales Empire Pool | |
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Pwll Nofio'r Gymanwlad | |
General information | |
Type | Swimming Pool building |
Address | Wood Street |
Town or city | Cardiff |
Country | Wales |
Coordinates | 51°28′37″N 3°10′55″W / 51.4770°N 3.1820°W |
Construction started | January 1956 |
Opened | 18 April 1958 |
Demolished | June 1998 |
Cost | £650,000 |
Client | Cardiff City Council |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Reinforced concrete on steel frame[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | D.M.Davies/J. Dryburgh |
The Wales Empire Pool (Welsh: Pwll Nofio'r Gymanwlad), known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was demolished in 1998. It was a centrepiece for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.