Huge rooftop swimming pool set to open in London & it’s heated all year round

AN amazing new rooftop swimming pool could soon open in London – which will be heated all year round.

Even better, it will be open to the public, and found right on top of a train station.

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New images have revealed the City Lido as part of the huge renovation project of Liverpool Street Station.

The pool, which is part of the £1.5billion revamp, will have four lanes, and be open air.

However, surplus heat from the offices will be used to warm up the pool all year round.

If the plans are given the go-ahead next year, construction will start in 2025.

The project will also include a new 16-story tower, with 10 floors of offices along with six floors set to be the new Andaz hotel.

A rooftop garden and cafe is also part of the design, with views over the city and St Pauls.

The redevelopment has been designed by Herzog & de Meuron along with Sellar, Network Rail and MTR, who run the Elizabeth Line.

Despite this, the plans have been slammed by both locals and celebs including Stephen Fry and Tracy Emin.

Oppotens of the plan said in a letter: “To plonk 15 storys of insensitively-designed tower directly on top of the Grade II-listed former Great Eastern hotel, thus partially demolishing the listed station and overwhelming the Victorian train sheds, is grossly opportunistic and wrong.

“The claim that a cantilevered building directly on top of a heritage asset somehow ‘preserves’ that asset is nonsense, and sets a dangerous precedent.”

However, James Sellar, chief executive at Sellar, said: “Our entire approach prioritises protecting and enhancing the historic elements of both the Great Eastern Hotel and of the station itself.

“The original Victorian railway sheds at Liverpool Street station will not be touched but will be celebrated by opening up new views to and through them.”

Elsewhere in the UK is the first “floating” sky pool in the world, with a glass bottom, although is only open to a select few.

The pool is located between two blocks of luxury flats in Nine Elms, so only residents can use it.

The highest infinity pool in the world is found in Dubai, with views from 965ft.

And we’ve also rounded up the best UK hotels which have outdoor pools to make the most of the upcoming heatwave.

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