{{Short description|Public swimming spot}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{wikt | lido}} [[File:Saltdean Lido - geograph.org.uk - 634728.jpg|thumb|Saltdean Lido, Brighton and Hove, England]] In British English, a '''lido''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|iː|d|oʊ}} {{respell|LEE|doh}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aɪ|d|oʊ}} {{respell|LY|doh}})<ref>See entry for ''lido'' in ''The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary''. 6th ed. (2007). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 1593.</ref> is a public outdoor swimming pool and surrounding facilities, or part of a beach where people can swim, lie in the sun, or participate in water sports. On a cruise ship or ocean liner, the lido deck features outdoor pools and related facilities.
The term probably made its way into English via "Lansbury's Lido", a nickname used in the British press for London's Serpentine bathing place.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 1930 |title=Gay Revels in Hyde Park |pages=13 |work=Western Gazette |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19300620/122/0013 |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref> The bathing place was revamped in 1930 as a project of the Labour First Commissioner for Works, George Lansbury, a plaque to whom appears on the Serpentine pavilion to this day. The re-opening garnered significant press attention as a result of Lansbury's introduction of "mixed" bathing.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fryer |first=Peter |title=Mrs Grundy: Studies in English Prudery |publisher=London House & Maxwell |year=1964 |location=New York |pages=201 |language=English}}</ref> ''Lido'', an Italian word for "beach", forms part of the place names of several Italian seaside towns known for their beaches, such as Lido di Venezia, the barrier beach enclosing the Venetian Lagoon. Like the Lido di Venezia, the Serpentine "Lido" includes an extended area of shoreline.<ref>{{Cite book |last1 = Smith|first1= Janet|year= 2006 |title= Liquid assets: the lidos and open air swimming pools of Britain |publisher =English Heritage|isbn= 978-0-9547445-0-2 |page= 183 }}</ref>
==See also==
*History of lidos in the United Kingdom *List of long course swimming pools in the United Kingdom
==References== '''Notes''' {{Reflist}}
'''Sources''' *{{Cite book|title=Liquid assets: the lidos and open air swimming pools of Britain|first1=Janet |last1=Smith |publisher=English Heritage|year=2006|isbn=0-9547445-0-0}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Lidos}}
*[https://allthelidos.co.uk/all-the-outdoor-swimming-pools-and-lidos-in-the-uk-the-complete-and-updated-list/ All The Lidos ] *[https://lidosandpools.uk/ Lidos and Pools UK] *[https://heritagecalling.com/2018/08/14/a-brief-introduction-to-lidos/ Historic England Blog - A Brief Introduction to Lidos] * Anne Green Jessel's [http://www.lostlidos.co.uk/ Lost Lidos] (UK) * [http://www.seasidehistory.co.uk/lidos.html Seaside History: Lidos] * [http://www.hilsea-lido.co.uk No Diving] - an oral history and film archive project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund exploring the role of Hilsea Lido in the memories of the local community. * [https://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/sharing-the-lido-love The Outdoor Swimming Society Top six international lidos]
Category:Lidos Category:Outdoor structures
{{Authority control}}