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Liquid Assets: The Lidos and Open Air Swimming Pools of Britain by Janet Smith (Paperback, 2005)
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The history of Britains lidos, with many sites having their own individual case study. Some of these include Blackpool, Morecambe, New Brighton and Tinside.
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Played in Britain is a groundbreaking series celebrating Britain's diverse sporting heritage, from medieval cockpits and bowling greens to 20th century billiard halls, ice rinks and stadiums. In Liquid Assets, the third book of this much talked-about series, 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 Thirties, 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. But if lidos were once to be found in virtually every town and city, since 1945 many have been closed, often despite the efforts of thousands of vociferous campaigners. Liquid Assets charts the best of these lost lidos, including one in Purley where the towering concrete and steel diving board now forms the curious centrepiece of a garden centre. The book also provides a unique listing of all lidos still open in Britain, with detailed case studies of the most impressive, including the Art Deco glories of the triangular-shaped Jubilee Pool, Penzance, Saltdean Lido, near Brighton and Tinside Lido, Plymouth, all opened in 1935 and recently renovated to popular acclaim. With our summers seemingly getting ever hotter, are we about to enter a second golden era for Britain's much loved lidos? Never before has there been a comprehensive account of this, one of most popular forms of recreational architecture. Played in Britain invites readers to dip in and discover anew the best of the nation's Liquid Assets.Product Identifiers
PublisherMalavan Media
ISBN-139780954744502
eBay Product ID (ePID)88232790
Product Key Features
Number of Pages188 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLiquid Assets: the Lidos and Open Air Swimming Pools of Britain
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorJanet Smith
Subject AreaSociology of Sport
SeriesPlayed in Britain
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height210 mm
Item Width210 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJanet Smith
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- 09 Dec, 2022
Open air pools - time for a re-think ?
Excellent and well written! Great case studies of a bygone age. I bought a watercolour painting that showed an unknown lido/open air pool, so bought this book in an effort to identify it. Unfortunately, I couldn't do that but this book has certainly narrowed it down for me. I know that the British weather is not always kind for outdoor swimming but is it time to resurrect some of these lost lidos ? Peter DavenportVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jun, 2020
Iconic book on Lidos
Iconic book on lidos. Engagingly written, thorough and scholarly. Great !Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Mar, 2017
Liquid assets
Fantastic buy very pleased been looking for this fr over a year so very happy to find itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
