Lymington Sea Water Baths

The Lymington Sea Water Baths, constructed around 1930, are shown in their current outline on the 1871 Ordnance Survey map. They were purchased and improved by Lymington Corporation, with the official opening taking place on May 3, 1933. The architect is not recorded, but it is likely that the Borough Surveyor was involved, similar to other contemporary open-air baths. The post-1933 pool-side structures are not of special interest.

The baths are made of shuttered concrete and feature a roughly rectangular shape, aligned from north-east to south-west, tapering towards the south-west. The walls measure 100 yards in length and 50 yards in width, and there is no bottom as the baths are filled directly from the sea and river.

Concrete steps with tubular metal handrails are located along the north-west and south-east sides. On the south side, there are two rectangular pits built into the edge: a sand pit and a children's paddling pool. About two-thirds along the eastern side is a concrete breakwater that stretches partly across the baths, consisting of a concrete platform supported on four concrete piers. Additionally, there are two metal aerating fountains in the pool.