y ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁L ido ▁for ▁the ▁community . ▁Lamb eth ▁council ▁gave ▁P addy ▁& ▁Case y ▁( ex ▁council ▁workers ) ▁a ▁pe pper c orn ▁le ase ▁rate ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 1 . ▁Lamb eth ▁gave ▁them ▁a ▁one - year ▁extension ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁whilst ▁a ▁public ▁consult ation ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁decide ▁on ▁the ▁longer ▁term ▁sust ain able ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁L ido . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Bro ck well ▁L ido ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Harry ▁Row both am ▁and ▁T . ▁L . ▁Smith son ▁in ▁the ▁Mod erne ▁style ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁County ▁Council ' s ▁Park s ▁Department . ▁It ▁replaced ▁the ▁Bro ck well ▁Park ▁bath ing ▁p ond ▁and ▁is ▁almost ▁identical ▁in ▁design ▁to ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁L ido ▁in ▁H ack ney . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁l ido ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁due ▁to ▁cost - s aving ▁measures ▁by ▁Lamb eth ▁Bor ough ▁Council . ▁A ▁Bro ck well ▁L ido ▁Users ▁( BL U ) ▁group ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁for ▁re - open ing . ▁The ▁l ido ▁management ▁was ▁put ▁out ▁for ▁tender ▁and ▁two ▁former ▁council ▁employees ▁won ▁the ▁contract ▁and ▁re open ed ▁the ▁l ido ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Lucy ▁Bla k stad ' s