Chingford ' s hillside swimming pool nearly ready . Chingford ' s new swimming pool at Larkswood is nearing completion and will be opened by Sir Kingsley Wood , Minister of Health , in a fortnights time . The pool is being built on a site of seven acres of woodland . As it is situated on the side of a hill thousands of tons of earth had to be removed . Its position gives protection from the wind and has maxiumu amount of sun . The area of the pool is 2700 square yards having a swimming length of 165 feet and a width of 60 feet . It has a cafe , sunn terraces and administrative buildings . Photo shows , the new swimming pool dominating the surrounding countryside . The view from the pool is one of the best around London , overlooking the Lee Valley to the hills of Hertfordshire . 14 July 1936