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Ruislip Lido (/ ˈ r aɪ s l ɪ p ˈ l aɪ d oʊ / RY-slip LY-doh) is a reservoir and artificial beach in Ruislip, within the London Borough of Hillingdon, England, situated between Ruislip Common, Ruislip Woods (a Site of Special Scientific Interest), [1] and Poor's Field.
The Ruislip Lido Railway is a 12 in (305 mm) gauge miniature railway around Ruislip Lido in Ruislip, 14 miles (22.5 km) north-west of central London.Running from the main station at Woody Bay by the lido's beach, on a 1.02-mile (1.64 km) track around the reservoir, the railway passes through Ruislip Woods to Willow Lawn station and tea room near the lido's car parks.
Ruislip Lido is a nineteenth century reservoir with an artificial sand beach, surrounded by woodlands through which runs the Ruislip Lido Railway, a miniature 12" gauge railway with diesel and steam locomotives.
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 Ruislip Lido (part of a reservoir) opened in May 1936 and Rush Green Lido in old gravel pits in Romford, Essex, in September 1935. [5] [unreliable source?] [6]
The house was built by Josef Conn in 1905, after he had received a lease from King's College, Cambridge, the owners of much of the land in Ruislip, to build within Copse Wood. At the time of building, it was possible to view the reservoir of what would become Ruislip Lido, and the church of Harrow on the Hill, St. Mary's. [1]
Venice Lido, an 11-kilometre-long barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, Venice, Italy; Ruislip Lido, a reservoir and artificial beach in Ruislip, London, UK. Di Lido Island, a neighborhood of the South Beach district of Miami Beach, Florida; Lido Isle, Newport Beach, a man-made island, located in the harbor of Newport Beach, California
The company was created in 1811 to take advantage of a clause in the Grand Junction Canal Company's Act [which?] which allowed them to supply water brought by the canal from the River Colne and River Brent, and from a reservoir (now Ruislip Lido) in north-west Middlesex supplied by land drainage.
This is a route-map template for the Ruislip Lido Railway, a London-area miniature railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.