City
Architect's Department - principal architect
J. M. McLellan
Date Built
1966
Location
Fairfax Street
The building features a
huge undulating roof structure rising to 75 feet
at its highest point. It was designed to
provide a swimming venue in the 1960s suitable
for national and international events.
Today it is known as the Coventry Sports and
Leisure Centre and they say of their facility
that it is, " ... a ‘QUEST' accredited
site, the centre carries the UK quality kite
mark standard for sports and leisure
facilities. This unique facility which
is sited in the City centre, offers an
inexhaustible choice of opportunities to
exercise, learn, keep fit and have fun and
it is becoming increasingly popular for
family members of all ages."
Among the facilities offered to patrons are:
three swimming pools (50 metre Olympic Pool,
Leisure Splash Pool and Teaching Pool),
badminton and squash courts and an indoor bowls
hall.
The Centre on Fairfax Street is linked by
an elevated footbridge to this amazing building
that forms a bridge across Cox Street. It
has been likened to an elephant.
