Lengthy-lost historic ‘tremendous swimming stadium’ that hosted Miss World magnificence contests to be excavated after 50 years

A LONG-LOST swimming stadium that after hosted a Miss World contest is ready to be excavated after greater than half a century.

The website of the “Super Swimming Stadium” in Morecambe is ready to endure a £100million ($135m) facelift underneath the Eden Project.

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The “spectacular” venue – measuring 396ft by 110ft – is believed to have been the biggest outside swimming pool in Europe when it opened in 1936.

It is alleged to have been constructed as a “grand gesture” to outdo Blackpool’s large neo-classical South Shore Swimming Coliseum of 1923 – one other misplaced piece of Great Britain’s structure.

Costing a reported £185,000 (over £13million as we speak or $17.6m) and constructed on the positioning of TW Ward Ltd’s shipbreaking yard, at its peak the pool hosted round 27,000 swimmers over two days.

Facilities on the positioning included a water polo space, diving stage, three-deck promenade, solar terrace and cafe.

Even after World War Two, the positioning performed host to nationwide and worldwide swimming and aquatic occasions, together with the Miss Great Britain and Miss World magnificence contests.

However, it was demolished a yr after its closure in 1975 after falling into disrepair.

But now the positioning might be set for a shocking return to glory.

It’s the topic of an bold excavation plan by the Eden Project, in partnership with Lancaster University, Lancaster City Council and Lancashire County Council.

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The Cornwall-based charity group, who’ve tasks throughout the UK and the world, mentioned the plans had been impressed by the “natural geometries, beauty and efficiency of seashells”.

It added the challenge would “house extraordinary living landscapes and immersive worlds inhabited by world-class art, performance, storytelling, interactive installations and play”.

On the duty of excavating the positioning, Eden Project mentioned: “For many years Morecambe has been one of Britain’s most popular tourist destinations with visitors attracted to its stunning natural landscape.

“Eden Project Morecambe, a serious new attraction, re-imagines Morecambe as a seaside resort for the twenty first Century, inspiring surprise and a reference to the pure world drawing on the Eden Project’s concentrate on schooling, ecology and neighborhood.”

Oli Marshall, from architecture charity Twentieth Century Society, said the stadium – opened by the governor of the Bank of England, Sir Josiah Stamp – was “virtually in a unique league to different surviving lidos we’ve when it comes to scale and ambition”.

As quoted by the BBC, he added the misplaced lido was “extra of a stadium than an out of doors pool, accommodating some 1,200 bathers and 3000 spectators”.