Brinscall swimming baths closing for repairs to avert 'catastrophic' failure of the 111-year-old pool
Although the overall structure of the building is understood to be sound, there have been growing concerns about the condition of the concrete floor of the pool and its steel reinforcement.
The condition of the base of the pool has been worsening in recent years, with the exposed steel supports beneath it now showing signs of corrosion Council leader Alistair Bradley said: “Who knows where we’ll be in 20 years regarding this kind of facility. It may well be one of the last… of [its] type left the way that they’re going elsewhere.”
She added: ”I think it [will] be money well spent, because if you look at Brinscall and WithneImage: Specialist UK Restorations, via Chorley Council websitell, we don’t have a community centre, we don’t really have any other publicly-owned building other than Brinscall baths – and it’s extremely well used by a lot of school groups and various different organisations.”
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