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Tooting Bec Lido has for some time allowed a local canoe club to use the pool off-season. I've also seen canoeists at Stroud in Glocs, and Bude in Cornwall. ...
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Oct 1, 2004
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To answer my own question - and in case anyone else is interested - I have now found out that Heybrook Bay Lido was a holiday camp near Plymouth. There was...
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Oct 4, 2004
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Welcome to Beni Hardiman who is currently studying Photography at Falmouth College of Arts. She is about to go into her final year and is doing her...
Oliver Merrington
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Oct 4, 2004
5:32 pm
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Hi, I'm currently writing a dissertation on the Lido, I would like to include some anecdotes in the form of memories/experiences about Lidos. For example why...
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Oct 19, 2004
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Have a look at www.soyouwantto.co.uk Feel free to use what may be appropriate Anne (Jessel) ... From: beniineb2002 [mailto:beni_hardiman@...] Sent: 19...
Anne Jessel
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Oct 19, 2004
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According to recent local newspaper reports, Broxbourne District Council has recently voted to keep my local open air pool open for at least one more season,...
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Oct 25, 2004
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A warm welcome to Jeremy Pender who lives in Southwark. He has just joined the London Pools Campaign http://www.londonpoolscampaign.com/ and would like to...
Oliver Merrington
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Oct 26, 2004
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There will be two open days this week - on Wednesday 27 from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm and on Saturday 30 from 12 noon to 5.00 pm. For more information visit the...
Roger Houghton
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Oct 26, 2004
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I've seen these before, but some of you (eg London Pools Campaign) may not http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/Photography/Disused_buildings.htm and ...
Oliver Merrington
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Oct 27, 2004
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Here is the text of a Hackney Council Press Release dated 27 October 2004 (with thanks to London Pools Campaign http://www.londonpoolscampaign.com/ and...
Oliver Merrington
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Oct 27, 2004
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Stories you may have missed....... I was looking for something else, and found these: 1) 1 October 2004 Abandoned pool to be filled in (The lido at Marsden...
Oliver Merrington
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Oct 29, 2004
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I recently had a enquiry from someone wanting to obtain a ... Naturally I passed this to Ian Gordon. Two nice scans of old postcards, from him attached. This...
Oliver Merrington
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Oct 30, 2004
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There are more photographs of Twickenham Lido on this website: Derelict London - photographs by Paul Talling http://www.derelictlondon.com/pools.htm Plus many...
Oliver Merrington
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Oct 30, 2004
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I'm not sure how long they have been on their website (undated) but London Borough of Hillingdon's plans for Uxbridge Lido and the new indoor pool next door...
Oliver Merrington
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Oct 30, 2004
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In addition to these postcards, I came across an intersting site with 7 photos and postcards of this 1928 swimming pool when I was searching for Britain's...
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Oct 31, 2004
10:03 am
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Just received this email - I will forward any answers/replies to him. Do you have the dimensions of the Penzance lido, Ian? [Ocean baths = Tidal swimming...
Oliver Merrington
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Nov 1, 2004
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This massive US pool (email below) closed in 1971. Largest pools in the UK (now closed) were: a) Scarborough, South Bay Pool (1915-1989) - 330 x 167 feet b)...
Oliver Merrington
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Nov 2, 2004
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I have been in contact with Penwith Council. The helpfully give the following rather precice statistics! Main Pool: 2875m2, volume 1,106,665 gallons, assuming...
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Nov 2, 2004
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Much bigger than these is the surviving man-made tidal pool at Margate - it is simply vast!...
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Nov 2, 2004
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The longest course in the Jubilee Pool north to south is 330 ft, and the longest course east to west 240 ft. This = 79,200 square feet - the biggest, on my...
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Nov 2, 2004
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I've just returned from a week-long tour of dead lidos in the north-west, so can tell you that Southport Sea-Bathing Lake was 330 ft x 212 ft. It had a central...
Janet Smith
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Nov 2, 2004
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... Congratulations on the advance publicity of what will certainly become "the" book on lidos, to be called "Liquid Assets: the best of British lidos" by...
Oliver Merrington
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Nov 2, 2004
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YES! to the first question. Have lots of literature about Penzance Pool, but not one includes dimensions. See attachment Anne Jessel _____ ...
Anne Jessel
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Nov 2, 2004
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More news and movie clip on www.soyouwantto.co.uk Anne ... From: Janet Smith [mailto:janet@...] Sent: 02 November 2004 11:49 To:...
Anne Jessel
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Nov 2, 2004
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Thanks to an on-line unit conversion site, I have converted pool surface areas to a common unit of square feet. Jubilee Pool, Penzance: 2975m2 = ~32020ft2...
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Nov 2, 2004
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Hiya Lidos people, I have a new webpage on my www.lidos.org.uk website, written by Andy Hoines. See...
Oliver Merrington
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Nov 3, 2004
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... How much larger, Alex? Oliver...
Oliver Merrington
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Nov 3, 2004
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Found this on the North Wiltshire District Council website: "Following extensive consultation with local residents in Malmesbury on outline proposals for...
Oliver Merrington
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Nov 3, 2004
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