Brockwell Lido was designed by Harry Rowbotham and T. L. Smithson in the
Moderne style for the
London County Council's Parks Department. It replaced the Brockwell Park bathing pond and is almost identical in design to the
Victoria Park Lido in Hackney. It opened in July 1937. The lido closed in 1990 due to cost-saving measures by
Lambeth Borough Council. The lido management was put out for tender and two former council employees won the contract and reopened the lido in 1994. The lido has been
listed Grade II on the
National Heritage List for England since July 2003. In 2001, the
Evian logo was painted on the pool floor in a sponsorship deal worth £110,000. In 2005, £500,000 was awarded from the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of the £2.5 million redevelopment. In 2003 Fusion Lifestyle won the competitive tender from Lambeth Council to refurbish the lido and create an all year round leisure complex at the site. A newly built gym, spa and fitness studios were constructed over four years and the newly expanded Brockwell Lido site was reopened in October 2007. In 2012 the Brockwell Icicles winter swimming group reformed and campaigned for all year round swimming. The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed in January 2016 by a group of lido users keen to see more swimming activities. On 25 July 2019, amidst record high temperatures across the UK, the police were called as around 500 people tried to "storm" the Lido.{{cite news |author= Tess de la Mare ==In popular culture==