In Liquid Assets journalist Janet Smith, author of a history of Tooting Bec Lido and herself a keen swimmer, traces the development of Britain’s surprisingly rich stock of lidos, starting with their muddy beginnings in London’s parks, through their fashionable heyday in the 1930s, to their battle for survival today. Lavishly illustrated with both archive and contemporary photographs, Liquid Assets highlights some of the nation’s outstanding architectural examples. B… More >>
Liquid Assets: The Lidos and Open Air Swimming Pools of Britain
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