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Holiday". Neither of these two pools was officially called a "lido" at that time, however. The term "lido" was also applied to several private sector swimming facilities, including
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Municipal Lido", opened on 30 August 1937 also in London, were officially called lidos from the outset. Elsewhere, the
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756:Kate Liddiard (1 September 2011).
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538:"Suburb's Victorian lido reopens"
324:Alexandra Buxton (26 July 2003).
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