Tynemouth Open Air Pool

Colour photo of Tynemouth open air pool from the 1990s
Tynemouth Pool in 1990

Tynemouth Open Air Pool was opened in 1925 and was filled by seawater at high tide. The pool was closed in the 1990s due to increased costs and falling usage.

Listen to a memory of Tynemouth Open Air Pool from the 1950s/60s.

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1970s beauty pageant at Tynemouth Pool
A beauty pageant at Tynemouth pool in the 1970s
Image by Bill Hartmann CC BY 2.0 (image source)
Black and white photo of Tynemouth pool c. 1939 showing a water polo competition
A water polo match at Tynemouth pool from about 1939