FDA-D.565-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.565-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
The New Swimming Pool, Mesopotamia
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Painted view of a swimming pool, with diving board and trees in the background
Comments
With the increase in river traffic, swimming in the Thames became more of a health hazard, with several cases of polio.
An appeal was launched among Old Etonians to raise the necessary funds for a new outdoor swimming pool. The idea for the design was drawn on the back of an envelope by Oliver Van Oss, Assistant Master 1930-64, with the actual designs drawn up by architect David Hodges (KS, 1933). The pool opened in 1956.
An appeal was launched among Old Etonians to raise the necessary funds for a new outdoor swimming pool. The idea for the design was drawn on the back of an envelope by Oliver Van Oss, Assistant Master 1930-64, with the actual designs drawn up by architect David Hodges (KS, 1933). The pool opened in 1956.
Other number
Wo 8
Description
Content (object)
sports & games
Dimensions
height (actual size): 255mm
width (actual size): 495mm
width (actual size): 495mm
Inscription
Signed and dated in watercolour, lower right: 'Leslie Worth 1958'
Materials & techniques note
Pencil and watercolour
Production
Person
Date
1958
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Commissioned by Eton College, using remaining funds from the Farrer Bequest
Exhibited: 'Sport at Eton', Verey Gallery, 24 April to 13 December 2024
Exhibited: 'Sport at Eton', Verey Gallery, 24 April to 13 December 2024
