page_title: Leeds International Pool
section_title: Replacement facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Leeds International Pool / Replacement facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: Leeds International Pool as seen from the Leeds Inner Ring Road
context_page_description: The Leeds International Pool often referred to as the Leeds International Baths, was a swimming facility in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England. The pool was situated at the lower end of Westgate and was notable for its brutalist architecture. The pool was constructed in the 1960s and designed by architect John Poulson.
  The facility closed in October 2007 and was jointly replaced by the Aquatics Centre at the John Charles Centre for Sport in the south of the city and partly by 'The Edge' sports centre at the University of Leeds which has periods open to non-university members. The building stood unused until late 2009, when demolition commenced. In the interim it was subject to vandalism.
context_section_description: The replacement facilities at the John Charles Centre for Sport offer a larger diving pool with a movable floor for adjusting the depth, an olympic sized pool with three booms for easy division and larger spectator areas.  The new facilities adjoin an athletics and rugby league stadium, used by Hunslet Hawks, as well as indoor bowling facilities and tennis courts. The new facilities also offer ample free parking.  They are however less accessible for people living in the North of Leeds and other towns within the City of Leeds such as Otley and Wetherby.  The John Charles Centre for Sport, is bordered by Beeston, Hunslet and Middleton and is accessible from the M1, M62 and M621.
caption: The western side of the buildings as seen from the Leeds Inner Ring Road (A58(M)), showing the recent vandalism
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