Save Saltdean Lido
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The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
Have never really understood why the lido has not been more popular,with the right people behind it and a little development this place could be heaving. It really could become a great place to take the kids
The Spanish
Well-known member
it always was. a day like this you would not be able to move for people.
someone will now bore me senseless by pointing out the obvious that every day is not like today and its not economically viable with other leisure options available zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz shut up you cnt (not you wookie the as yet to be revealed spokesman for the National Society for Stating the f***ing Obvious).
all reason aside days like this were made for the lido. however if you are too soft to go to an outdoor swimming pool unless its at least 32 degrees though then YOU ALONE are responsible for the lido's demise.
done
I really think it would be a shame to lose such a part of Brighton's heritage to the whims of property developers.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 73,955
Have to admit I've always thought of Saltdean Lido as a mythical place, sort of East sussex mini-version of Atlantis. Come to think of it I feel much the same about Saltdean... Would have no idea if the Lido is currently open on a daily basis to local swimmers or if the pool was drained thirty years ago or how I'd get there by bus or whether you have to pay to get in or anything at all really. Mind you, I have absoulutely no idea where The Bristol Estate is either, even though many buses have it as their intended destination so I'm probably not qualified to post at all.
But the art-deco building photos I've seen look well worth preserving, and anybody who ever in the future buys a loft apartment in 'The Old Saltdean Lido Building' should be bundled into a car, tarred and feathered and run out of town. IMHO, like.
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Property developers know there is a fortune to be made by building apartments there if the Ocean Hotel is anything to go by.
RexCathedra
Aurea Mediocritas
All I know is I have a son studying architecture in Pittsburgh, and he knows the Saltdean Lido. The art deco main building? is iconic.
That, the Pavilion, and a few Regency streets is all of Sussex that he knows. Plus the exteriors from Mirrormask.
Doesn't know BHA from the Baader-Meinhof gang....
That, the Pavilion, and a few Regency streets is all of Sussex that he knows. Plus the exteriors from Mirrormask.
Doesn't know BHA from the Baader-Meinhof gang....
skipper734
Registered ruffian
Why is there a ruddy great stick guyed up in the middle of it. It really helps it's appeal. 
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
The iconic building in Sussex is the De La Warr Pavilion
The Large One
Who's Next?
The Saltdean Lido building itself should be preserved on its own merits (irrespective of the volume of use); the principal one being it is a classic example of Art Deco architecture.
The Spanish
Well-known member
thats what happened to butlins. thats a given as the horrible phrase goes. butlins flats couldnt sell as the developers hoped the council have taken a lot on for problem people and the place has gone to rats shit. but at least they preserved the classic art deco architecture i am sure all the smackheads and wife beaters sit back on a sunday afternoon marvelling at it.
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
Why can't it be turned into a water park? Does not have to be a scorching day to enjoy. Other alternatives prince recent or king Alfred, for me the lido is perfect for this. Kids need a decent swimming complex, why not saltdean lido ?
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
I'll give that area a wide berth when I'm down in Saltdean at the beginning of August.
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
Signed and thanks. 723 signatures. Now shared on me social networks innit.
Lush
Mods' Pet
Ditto
Norman Potting
Well-known member
I thought it was the Amex.
The Modfather
New member
Petition signed
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
Its a fix, council site will not let me log on to vote.
Just spent 10 minutes to try and get password reset, has now locked me out. Council obviously are trying to deter people in voting, they dont make these things easy.
Sorry, would love to sign the petition, even though I dont use the lido, I think its fantastic and would love it to be more accesible to the public all year round rather than some posh flats, we have rather a lot of them already.
Just spent 10 minutes to try and get password reset, has now locked me out. Council obviously are trying to deter people in voting, they dont make these things easy.
Sorry, would love to sign the petition, even though I dont use the lido, I think its fantastic and would love it to be more accesible to the public all year round rather than some posh flats, we have rather a lot of them already.
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
Please contact us to arrange for your account to be reset
This is my favorite so far, the above message and no details of who to contact....
This is my favorite so far, the above message and no details of who to contact....
Hatterlovesbrighton
something clever
Personally I think they need to do something with it other than it being a Lido, whilst retaining most of the architecture. Would feel a bit hypocritical to sign the petition whem I would have no intention of using it as a lido.
It always struck me as odd to have a lido right on the coast when the sea is yards away. Apparently it was only economically viable for about 10 years after they built it. Has been loss making ever since.
It always struck me as odd to have a lido right on the coast when the sea is yards away. Apparently it was only economically viable for about 10 years after they built it. Has been loss making ever since.