The Kings Cross Pond has been confirmed for closure on the 26th of October. The open air art project started last year as a temporary art installation, and became popular with local residents. It was London’s first man-made fresh water outdoor swimming space.
Developers had promised a two year lifespan for the pond, but it has been announced that the project will be set for an early closure after just 17 months. Agent Kings Cross Ltd property developers said that the pond was only intended to last for two summers, and will be replaced with a new art installation.
Imogen Radford started a change.org petition backed by the local community. Despite receiving over a 1,000 signatures today is the last day for the project to be used by the public. A twitter campaign also started in response. The ‘Smile and share’ tweets, asked people to post their cold water swimming photos with the #savekxpond.
The installation aimed to make people think about nature and the urban environment, as well as the permanence of building and the changing nature of undeveloped spaces.
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The Kings Cross Pond has been confirmed for closure on the 26th of October. The open air art project started last year as a temporary art installation, and became popular with local residents. It was London’s first man-made fresh water outdoor swimming space.
Developers had promised a two year lifespan for the pond, but it has been announced that the project will be set for an early closure after just 17 months. Agent Kings Cross Ltd property developers said that the pond was only intended to last for two summers, and will be replaced with a new art installation.
Imogen Radford started a change.org petition backed by the local community. Despite receiving over a 1,000 signatures today is the last day for the project to be used by the public. A twitter campaign also started in response. The ‘Smile and share’ tweets, asked people to post their cold water swimming photos with the #savekxpond.
The installation aimed to make people think about nature and the urban environment, as well as the permanence of building and the changing nature of undeveloped spaces.
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