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LIQUID ASSETS - THE LIDOS AND OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOLS OF BRITAIN

LIQUID ASSETS - THE LIDOS AND OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOLS OF BRITAIN

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A nicely illustrated history, from the early 19th century to the heyday of the 1930s and examining the decline and destruction of many public outdoor pools in the 1970s and 80s before a resurgence of interest in more recent years.

8vo. 188pp. Paperback. Very good condition. 

Date
2005
Publisher
English Heritage
Author
Janet SMITH

£30.00 (Code: 101170)

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