"The new park will be named after the founder of the gasworks, George Livesey, in the area around Gasholder No. 13, as part of a broader effort to regenerate the Old Kent Road. If approved, a swimming pond would make up around half of the installation, with the other half being made up of a pond with reed beds, providing natural water filtration."
"An officer for the council said that most of the land at the former gasworks is owned by the council, while the gasholder itself is owned by gas distribution company SGN Networks. The officer told the BBC: "What we're proposing is to convert that into an open outdoor wild swimming provision. It would be cold water swimming," "The idea is it would be filtered naturally through reed beds, so nice and bio-diverse."
""It would be unique, not just in London, but anywhere. There isn't a historic gasholder with a swimming pool in it." These designs sketch out how the proposed south London swimming spot could look He explained that the project is still in its "early days" and the business proposition and associated costs are still being assessed by the council. Funding for the project could be provided in part by the development of 800 homes on land owned by SGN near the gasholder, councillors were told."
A proposed park at Gasholder No.13 will be named after gasworks founder George Livesey and form part of Old Kent Road regeneration. The design would split the gasholder area into a swimming pond occupying around half and a reed-bed pond providing natural filtration and biodiversity. The proposal emphasizes cold-water wild swimming and describes the facility as a unique health offer. Most of the former gasworks land is council-owned while the gasholder is owned by SGN. The project is in early stages, with business case and costs under assessment and potential funding linked to nearby housing development.
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