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RH covered swimming pool

"The Swimming Bath is sixty feet long by thirty feet broad. A course of swimming lessons is given in the summer term, and students are not allowed to use the bath in the teacher’s absence until they have obtained a swimming certificate of competence from her. The water is always warmed." - Description from the Royal Holloway College Calendar, 1897-98 (RHC AR/243/2)

The swimming pool building still exists by the wooded path below the south front of Founder's building. The pool was covered over in the 1980's, and the building is now used for classes and exams. College games were an important means of sustaining University connections with Colleges in London, and matches and boating races were often heald with the College's London counterpart, Bedford College.

Which building is this?? But in all seriousness, RH could really do with a swimming pool.

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Reply 1

bodybutter

Jane Holloway Hall used to be the swimming pool I think. And I agree, we need a swimming pool!

Reply 2

jennyng2000

from the photo i agree with the above, looks like jane holloway hall- also i think jane holloway hall is the only building south of founders, and the others are too new anyway

Reply 3

Nanda_R

HA that picture is genius!
and
YOU (soon to be 'we' lol) DON'T HAVE A SWIMMING POLL? :frown:

gutted.

Reply 4

apotoftea

Yup, it's Jane Holloway lecture theatre which is covered in scaffolding at the moment

Reply 5

themadone

The pool itself (underneath the floor) contains the Geology department's rock store too.

Reply 6

Shortarse

To be fair, if we kept them all in the geology department we'd start sinking into geography. And no one wants that.

Reply 7

Nanda_R

Shortarse

To be fair, if we kept them all in the geology department we'd start sinking into geography. And no one wants that.

LOOOL

Reply 8

themadone

Shortarse

To be fair, if we kept them all in the geology department we'd start sinking into geography. And no one wants that.

Um...they're next door tho...you can't sink horizontally :wink:

I agree, if it were possible, it'd be a really bad thing though :smile:

Reply 9

Shortarse

Geography are the floor below geology (cause we're more awesome but shh)

Reply 10

Aritheory

Jane Ghettoway makes me want to scratch my eyes out in a vicious rage.

Does that say enough?

Reply 11

Algebrafright

I guess we'll just have to go to Staines if we want to go swimming! The tennis courts near Founders seemed good though.

Reply 12

Lost_in_a_daydream

Hey..
Cool pic! Very Interesting...I have always wondered what the pool looked like! Such a shame there's no pool. I think it would really be appreciated! :smile:

The building is deffo Jane Holloway Hall. I had an exam in there on Wednesday...it's not too bad, but wrap up warm in winter, as it's fffeeeerrrreeezing in there! x

Reply 13

Algebrafright

Apparently RH is best sporting college in the University of London. So I guess a swimming pool is a bit of a must.

Reply 14

EEmperor

No swimming pool? :frown:

I love swimming!

Is there a swimming pool is Egham at least?

Reply 15

Algebrafright

I don't think so, but I heard that there's one in Staines.

Reply 16

Dead1nside

I keep hearing that there's a swimming pool in Egham past the station but I'm not sure.

There are proposals to have a swimming pool when the campus is redesigned but that's in the present day to 2030 time frame. We're probably a good sports college because we're not in London and have some space to practice.

However if you're just interested in amateur sport not involved with the clubs then the university doesn't really want to help you out at all.