Glimpse of how pool at centre of £6m Dartmouth Park revamp will look
These are the first images of how a pool will look after it has been revamped as part of a £6.3 million restoration project at a Black Country park.
The restoration of Dartmouth Park is well underway, and the new images show how the drab pools will be restored to their former glory.
This is part of the second phase of restoration work at the Lloyd Street park which will cost in the region of £1.7 million.
The images show the lower pool, and shows the new viewing platform which will be installed for visitors. There will also be green areas, seating and ramp.
The contractors GF Tomlinsons are also responsible for restoring nearly two miles of pathways and rejuvenating the turfed areas. They will build additional drainage systems in and erect new boundary walls, railings and gates. The workers are demolishing the old toilet block and building a new park entrance on Reform Street. This will mean the existing car park on
Reform Street will integrate it into the park so the entrance will be more visible from West Bromwich town centre.
Secretary of the Friends of Dartmouth Park Carol Hartill said despite the poor weather, construction work is on track.
She said: "The pictures look fantastic , and we are really looking forward to the pools being restored. We were shown the artist impressions by the contractors during a presentation at our annual general meeting. It appears work is progressing well." She added: "We were a bit worried about how the weather was going to impact on progress, but it seems the work is on track.
When you go down there it is great to see how much work has actually been done."
The work has been partly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sandwell Council. Phase one of the project has already been completed.
Phase one saw the boundary walls, entrance, main avenue and the war memorial restored. It has also seen the construction of a a £900,000 community pavilion and significant improvements to the children's play area. After this work ends the park will have a £150,000 children's waterplay and splashpad put in.
The park's sensory garden has recently had handmade bespoke musical instruments installed.
