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London Fields Lido (London)

United Kingdom / England / London
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Excellent 50m outdoor swimming pool, recently restored by Hackney Council TWO YEARS LATE. Originally closed in the eighties because the council wouldn't spend £20k to fix the pump. Cost £10 million to restore.
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Coordinates:   51°32'33"N   -0°3'41"E

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  • steve (guest)
    For much more background on the £1.4M costed community proposal and the campaign which forced the London Borough of Hackney to restore the lido see: <http://www.londonpoolscampaign.com/londonfieldslido> <http://londonfieldsusergroup.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=32&limit=1&limitstart=4>
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