Earls Pool was within a greater building. Chairman Sir Ralph Glyn,  together with the Architect C. Howard Crane created this wonder venue.

Earls Court has the luxury of a 60m x 30m giant swimming pool and was built in – 1935. One of the main requirements was that it included a giant swimming pool that, with a touch of a button converted back into exhibition space.

**Earls Court special invention was used long before the grand pools of today when converting a deep diving pool for disciplines requiring shallow or no water!

Seating coped with 23,000 spectators! , and other appropriate displays, and…with the press of a button, 3 flat concrete floors rise for a non-stop host of Exhibitions and Shows[…]

Read more…Wembley Empire Pool venue for the 1948 Olympic Games

When used,  the pool took four days to fill and four days to empty and 2 1/4 million gallons of water are needed to fill it. These operations can only be accomplished at night, so as not to put undue strain on local services.

Earls Court Exhibition Centre Pool was still used until recently for water craft exhibitions,  and when the floor rises  –  a multitude of dry area and ice shows.

Swimming/Marina area. ? the edges of the moveable floors. Spectators gallery either side. Bearing mind this is only part of the entire Exhibition Centre. Expand to full view ++

The moveable floors x 3 The UK Urban Exploring / Urban Exploration   The links leads to a site showing inside Earls Court during demolition.

Earls Court Boat Show 1996 agj c  Will expand

Another view of Earls Court Boat Show 1996 agj c  Will expand

The boxing, gymnastics, weightlifting and wrestling events of the 1948 London Olympic Games were held at Earl’s Court. It also hosted the Royal Tournament military tattoo every year from 1950 to 1999.
The Olympic Games returned to Earl’s Court One in 2012. A purpose-built court was built for the volleyball competition, with temporary seating for 15,000 spectators.
Famous and prestigious annual exhibitions were the Boat Shows.

Read more….see Showtime on this site

Earls Court Entire Exhibition Centre was doomed – now bulldozed for redevelopment of the area
2013
The Mayor Boris Johnson had approved plans for the redevelopment of the Earls Court and West Kensington area into housing.

Also you can follow progress on 

www.myearlscourt.com

1944 – 69 Map and Present Day. Earls Court Exhibition Centre gone
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I would have loved to have seen it in Aquashow Days. Before my time!

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