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  • Re: Hornsey Road Baths (#)
  • 11/21/05; 11:03:00 AM ¦ by Louise Armer
  • Was very excited to see a fabulous print of Hornsey Road Baths in The Kings Head this weekend (was it Stuart Lee?) I've lived in Lancashire since I was 5 but lived in the baths building with my parents Glynn and Marion and sister, Laura in the mid 1960's. My father, Glynn Smith, was manager there, and I have distant memories of playing on the roof garden in a sand pit! My son Tom Armer lives in Crouch End and this weekend we went out for dinner to Banners - next door, in an art shop window was the same print I had just seen in The Kings Head. Must be fate! My sister was born (1963) in either Hornsey Road or Essex Road/Green Man Street baths - must find out which. I'll follow the story of Hornsey Road Baths with interest.
  • Re: Hornsey Road Baths (#)
  • 1/19/06; 7:50:53 PM ¦ by Laura Willoughby
  • Just to up-date you all. This pool has been closed for a very long time and is currently a derlict site.

    The Council has agreed to the redevelopment of the site with a number of local partners, and as a result secured a massive package of ìCommunity benefitsî for the area as part of the redevelopment.

    The site is to be redeveloped for housing, of which 35% will be for low cost sale and affordable rent, good news for those on the Councils waiting list. There will be new under 5ís provision provided by Sure Start, a new public open space, and a possible new home for the Tower Theatre.

    Finsbury Park residents will also benefit from over £750,000 which has been secured for improvements to local sports provision - such as a new swimming pool and the council has an aspiration to redevelop the neighbouring Sobell centre in time for the Olympics there is a good possibility here of providing much improved leisure facilities. I do not think it would not be feasable to create a new swimming pool divorced from other leisure facilities, especially as our biggest leisure centre is not far away.

    There will also be £480,000 to fund environmental and community improvements in the area and the distinctive and listed 'Swimmer' sign will remian in place.

    In addition to the 4 council run swimming pools we are proud to have in our small borough Holloway Schools is has got specialist sports status and will have a new pool for public access. Hoorah.

    If you have any questions about Islington's swimming pools do feel free to email on laura.willoughby@islington.gov.uk.

    Paperwork can be viewed here: http://www.islington.gov.uk/democracy/documents/getdoc_ext.asp?DocID=35009

    Cllr Laura Willoughby Executive Member for Communities Islington Council