Worthing Lido, Worthing

Worthing Lido, on the sea-front was originally built as a Bandstand enclosure by Adshead and Ramsey in 1925, and had a swimming pool added in 1959  which survived until 1990, when it was decked over and converted to an amusement arcade. The horseshoe plan projects out into the sea on a forest of remarkably slim steel columns and ties, considerably corroded by the elements, chiefly the sea and the churning shingle.

 Such has been the deterioration of the supporting structure that part of the building is now off limits. A study of the condition of the supporting structure has generated several engineering proposals of considerable cost and remarkable insensitivity.

Adur and Worthing Council commissioned M&K to prepare a Feasibility Study investigating options for repairing and refurbishing the Grade II Listed building above, and giving it a viable long term future. Of the options proposed, the Council chose to further investigate the reinstatement of a pool and the refurbishment of the buildings to provide ancillary space for pool users, a spa and a restaurant. This was developed into a sketch scheme with a draft Business Plan to illustrate the long-term viability of the proposals and to consider options for the addition of measures to ensure sustainability, most importantly in the form of renewable energy systems. 

This was then taken by the Council to Public Consultation whose conclusions we await.