The lido under construction - 1934

It was finally decided favourably by a majority vote and the Council sought a loan from the Ministry for Health.

Due to the council debate, which was carried over several committee meetings, the scheduled date for commencement of the project was delayed and the work could not be started till the late autumn of 1934, which meant the hard work of digging out the pool had to be carried out during the worst weather months of the year.

For some time while the work was in progress this site was almost knee-deep in mud, seriously delaying the job and during the excavation of the pool itself an extensive vein of peat was uncovered, necessitating many more tons of concrete being used than was originally contemplated. This method of combating the layer of peat would later cause additional problems for the Charitable Trust.