Bell’s Sports Centre and Perth Leisure Pool were selected out of hundreds of UK buildings as part of a national campaign by Twentieth Century Society (C20)
Campaigners are still eagerly waiting to hear if two Perth leisure centres will be awarded listed building status over a year after the applications were lodged.Perth Leisure Pool was praised for its “futuristic design” upon completion in the 1980s and was deemed “at the forefront” of leisure centre developments going forward.
He said: “Following the launch of our Leisure Centres campaign in 2022, C20 Society is pleased that Historic Environment Scotland are now assessing these two outstanding buildings for listing. “They deserve to be recognised with national listing, and enjoyed by the people of Perth for generations to come.”
Despite comparable dome designs elsewhere – like Swindon’s Oasis and the Walker ‘Lightfoot’ Dome – Bell’s is unique in Scotland. During construction, parts of the city came to a standstill as the giant arches for the dome started to arrive by road, with streets closed and a police escort provided. Perth Leisure Pool was designed by Faulkner-Browns Architects as a “regional tourist landmark” and opened in 1988 after four years of construction.
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