Peterborough Lido

Peterborough Lido - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Lido in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire was first opened as the Corporation Swimming Pool in 1936 by the Mayor of Peterborough Arthur Mellows, and is one of the few survivors of its type still in use in the United Kingdom. A striking building with elements of art deco design, the Lido and surrounding gardens cover an area of roughly , lying adjacent to the embankment of the River Nene, south of the city centre.Brandon, David and Knight, John Peterborough Past: The City and The Soke (pp.111-112) Phillimore & Co., Chichester, 2001 Designed in the "hacienda style", it is considered one of the finest surviving examples in England. Read more on Wikipedia

type: building
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official website: https://www.vivacity.org/sports-venues/peterborough-lido/

Source: en.wikipedia.org