The Sports Stadium or SS Brighton, West Street, Brighton c.1950
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M&N / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
H4Y2C7File size:
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3307 x 2391 px | 28 x 20.2 cm | 11 x 8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1950Location:
West Street, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UKMore information:
The Sports stadium or SS Brighton, West Street, Brighton c.1950. This popular centre was opened on 29 June 1934 as the S.S. Brighton swimming pool, a square building faced with cream tiles at the corner of West Street and Russell Road. The interior was decorated in the style of an ocean liner and at that time housed the largest covered sea-water swimming pool in the world, 165 feet long by 60 feet wide. Swimming championships and bathing-beauty contests were held, but after only one year the pool was converted into an ice-skating rink, reopening on 16 October 1935 as the Brighton Sports Stadium. After the war many other attractions were staged including judo, wrestling, basketball and professional tennis. In September 1959 the stadium was relaunched as the Brighton Palladium, staging Sunday variety shows, musical concerts and party political conferences as well as sporting events. The Sports Stadium was closed in October 1965 and subsequently demolished. The Sports Stadium was also famous as the home of the Brighton Tigers ice-hockey team. The stadium car park is on the left with the council charging a shilling to park. The stadium also houses a snack bar and restaurant. Posters and billboards promote keeping fit with 3 skating sessions a day.