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“Some pools are straightforward to construct, but this one has a concrete substructure, and the pool box surrounded by a full-depth chamber”
“The gymnastics hall is quite unusual and would suit most
serious athletes. It contains parallel bars, asymmetric bars, competition beam, pommel horse, vaulting tables, rings, sunken landing pit – all with safety features – and very good exercise floor.” The mid-project addition of the hall made life “interesting”,
Martin notes, but GB and the council managed to work their way through the difficulties. Other challenges includ-
ed groundwater, which complicated the swimming pool installation. “Some pools are fairly straightforward to construct, but this
one has a concrete substructure, and the pool box surrounded by a full-depth chamber through which warm air is fed. The heat comes in through low-level grilles around the perimeter of the pool hall, and then the recirculated air goes out at high level over the top of the seating gallery. Getting that box con-
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