Peterborough Lido
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Architectural styleArt Deco
LocationBishops Road, TL1 9NE, Peterborough, England
| Peterborough Lido | |
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 Interactive map of the Peterborough Lido area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Open air swimming pool |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | Bishops Road, TL1 9NE, Peterborough, England |
| Coordinates | 52°34′12″N 0°14′19″W / 52.5700°N 0.2387°W |
| Opened | 25 May 1936[1] |
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Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | The Lido |
| Designated | 27 July 1992 |
| Reference no. | 1126896 |
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 two and a half acres (1 hectare), lying adjacent to the embankment of the River Nene, south of the city centre.[2] Designed in the "hacienda style", it is considered one of the finest surviving examples in England.
