Manly Harbour Pool, Promenade & Pavilion - c1937 - Historic Restoration

The Lost Manly Collection

The Lost Manly Collection honours the places, stories and coastal memories that shaped Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Each carefully restored artwork preserves a visual moment in Manly’s history for contemporary display.

Manly Harbour Pool, Promenade & Pavilion • c1937

A carefully and faithfully restored and reimagined photograph capturing Manly Harbour Pool during its golden era.

Featuring the famous promenade, pavilion and diving structures, this artwork preserves one of the Northern Beaches’ most treasured landmarks before its destruction in the 1974 Sygna storm.

Originally developed during the early creation of the Lost Manly Historic Restorations series, this edition blends historical preservation with gentle artistic restoration to bring the atmosphere of old Manly back to life.

Carefully restored from a vintage Manly photograph, the image preserves the warmth and nostalgic character of the original while enhancing clarity and detail for modern display. The photograph was later identified and dated to approximately 1937 through comparison with a family photograph of my father as a child at the Harbour Pool during the same period.

Built in 1931 and lost to the sea in 1974, the Harbour Pool remains one of Manly’s most beloved landmarks and enduring local memories.

A timeless piece of Manly’s story — ready for your wall.

Print Specifications

• Archival pigment inks
• Premium 300gsm smooth matte fine art paper
• High-definition restoration printing
• Landscape orientation
• Available in 3 sizes
• Produced using professional-grade materials for long-lasting colour and clarity

*Custom commissions and bespoke restorations available separately.