The building of Corby swimming pool in 39 fascinating pictures

It's ten years since Corby's £19m swimming pool opened to the public.
A crane hovers over the huge Parkland Gateway building siteA crane hovers over the huge Parkland Gateway building site
A crane hovers over the huge Parkland Gateway building site

The Olympic-sized pool was opened by swimming legend Mark Foster on July 24, 2009. It was seen as a giant step in the re-awakening of Corby from a struggling, post-Steelworks, borough to the modern, flourishing place we see today.Here, we take a pictorial walk through our archives to see how the magnificent pool was built.

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