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List of books

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Books are included in this list based on their significance as reference material for the history, architecture and social impact of lidos or public outdoor swimming pools in the UK.

In chronological order:

  • Rew, Kate (2008), Wild swim: river, lake, lido and sea : the best places to swim outdoors in Britain, Guardian Books, ISBN 9780852650936
  • Smith, Virginia Sarah (2007), Clean: a history of personal hygiene and purity, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780199297795
  • Wilcox, Timothy (2006), A Day in the sun: outdoor pursuits in the art of the 1930s, Philip Wilson Publishers, ISBN 9781900809368
  • Gray, Fred (2006), Designing the seaside: architecture, society and nature, Reaktion Books, ISBN 9781861892744
  • Smith, Janet (2006), Liquid assets: the lidos and open air swimming pools of Britain, English Heritage, ISBN 9780954744502
  • Worpole, Ken (2000), Here comes the sun: architecture and public space in twentieth-century European culture, Reaktion Books, ISBN 9781861890733
  • Deakin, Roger (1999), Waterlog - a swimmer’s journey through Britain, Chatto & Windus, ISBN 9780701166526
  • Sprawson, Charles (1992), Haunts of the black masseur : the swimmer as hero, Cape, ISBN 0224027301
  • Powers, Alan (1991), Farewell my lido, The Thirties Society
  • Brown, Ivor John Carnegie (1935), The heart of England, B. T. Batsford ltd.

The significance of a book on this list can be shown by the level of citations in other publications shown on Google Scholar.

List of websites

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The following websites are maintained by recognized authorities on lidos and so are suitable reliable sources.

Contains a comprehensive A-Z index of every outdoor pool or lido in the UK, plus several webpages on historic lidos in various regions, on tidal seawater pools and on Potentially Re-openable Lidos. There is an official forum where updates to the site are suggested (Lidos History Society) and the latest news may be found.

List of articles

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The following articles about lidos are key source documents.

A schedule of listed swimming pools and pool buildings; seven are listed at grade II* and the remaining 72 are listed at grade II.

List of newspaper articles

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Newspaper and magazine articles are included on this list based on accuracy of reporting of general information on lidos, public interest, campaigns, architectural and historical interest and social or political issues. Articles restricted to individual lidos are not included.

2000-2009

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1990-1999

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1900-1989

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  • "London Lido For Children Proposed Schemes For Parks, L.C.C. Programme". The Times. Dec 06, 1937. p. 18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) - Describes five new London lido development plans.
  • "A River Beach From Drawdock To Lido". The Times. Sep 05, 1933. p. 13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |newspaper= (help) - Describes how drawdocks (a creek or inlet in the bank of a navigable river into which boats or barges can be run to land cargoes, or lie in the mud at low water) are becoming lidos used by children to swim.

List of films, broadcasts and documentaries

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The following documentaries and films are considered reliable sources, particularly for the social impact of lidos. See also the list by Oliver Merrington. "Films and TV programmes on Lidos"..

  • Lido by Lucy Blakstad, BBC, 1995 (50 mins) Modern Times: The Lido, BBC, 6 December 1995; filmed at Brockwell Lido.