Swindon’s swimming pool heritage has been lauded by Historic England which is why it has welcomed new Oasis restoration plans, reports the Swindon Advertiser.
… [SevenCapital] intends to replace the existing panels with the material used on the Eden Project in Cornwall…
Swindon Advertiser writes:
The closed leisure centre’s current leaseholders, SevenCapital, has put in a planning application for approval on an approach to restoring the Grade II listed dome showing it intends to replace the existing panels with the material used on the Eden Project in Cornwall.
Historic England, the public body that looks after England’s historic environment, has welcomed this development and has encouraged the local authority to approve them.
In a letter from the organisation’s principal inspector of historic buildings and areas, Simon Hickman, to Swindon Borough Council, [reference was made] to Swindon as a hub for swimming areas with historic significance…
…It was recently confirmed that talk of when the facility will reopen is a long way off.
