Chris Romer-Lee

Always fascinating watching people underestimate the size of London vs other UK ciries.

On an average weekday, more journeys are made on JUST the Elizabeth line than the ENTIRE population of Liverpool.

If the Tube was a city, its average daily passengers would make it the 2nd largest in the UK.

Margate Official Guide 1950 : Borough of Margate Publicity Committee : 1950 : cover. A rather fine 1950 guide to the Kent seaside resort of Margate, issued by the Borough's Publicity Committee and including the neighbouring Cliftonville, Westbrook, Westgate-on-Sea and Birchington. It contains the usual array of information as to the borough's then many holiday attractions as well as pages of adverts for local services, hotels and accomodation. This lovely 'aerial' view of the town and it's beaches is sadly uncredited.

What a grand cover to the 1950 Official Guide to Margate, the resort on the Kent Coast. #holidays #illustration @seasideferry.bsky.social

↘️ flic.kr/p/2rso53b

Stunning illustration

It is! I’m regularly swimming in Teddington and even around Chiswick. There’s a PLA ban on swimming east of Putney, although this does of course open up potential for floating pools, such as Allas in Helsinki. Cc @bombaylychee.bsky.social

🚨 BREAKING: 1,000 litres of “BLOOD” spills from a Shell platform in the North Sea.

Activists just installed a giant piece of protest art by world-famous artist Anish Kapoor to symbolise the DAMAGE oil giants like Shell are inflicting on people and planet.

This is a fabulous celebration of lidos - and thanks for the mention for Future Lidos, @seasideferry.bsky.social!

Tarlair Outdoor Pool Pavilion – Scottish Design Awards Tarlair is a unique triple pool structure comprising paddling pool, boating pool, swimming pool and pavilion (tea-room), located just outside Macduff. The pumpe

Congratulations to Studio Octopi architects and the Friends of Tarlair for winning the Gold Award in the Conservation category of the Scottish Design Awards last night.

More info and beautiful pix in the link below. 👇

www.scottishdesignawards.com/2025/conserv...

Testing the facilities at the #SwimmableCities summit venue.
Rijnhaven & Lantaren Venster, #Rotterdam.

Scenes from the liquid piazza in the #Rijnhaven, #Rotterdam.

#SwimmableCities summit kicks off Sunday, #WorldWaterDay.

A Spree change: from Berlin to Oslo, Europe’s urban swimmers take the plunge Parts of the Seine are opening to bathers and Berliners are pushing authorities to permit river dips, while other hotspots continue to delight city dwellers

On Sunday Swimmable Cities holds the world’s first urban swimming summit. Today this pops up.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The beloved lido reopening this year for its 90th anniversary Hilsea Lido will be back in action in the autumn.

TimeOut features @hilsealido.bsky.social and the vision looks absolutely amazing!!
www.timeout.com/uk/news/the-...

Few better ways to kick off the day … choice of open air sea water pools (so I did both with sauna in between!) - Guernsey

Fantastic and in the book #SeaPools - Enjoy

Been at the Design Museum in London this evening taking part in a panel discussion linked to the Splash! exhibition on swimming and swimwear. Great to be there with fellow @batsfordbooks.bsky.social authors @chrisromerlee.bsky.social and Christopher Beanland. Talked #lidos #seaside #Butlins etc 😊

Lead on, Macduff: how the tide turned for Aberdeenshire’s art deco lido The pavilion at Tarlair lido, on the coast outside Macduff, has reopened after a decade-long restoration campaign. Now swimmers await the whistle to hit the pools again

Lead on, Macduff: how the tide turned for Aberdeenshire’s #ArtDeco lido at Tarlair @theguardian.com story on community action that's led to this pavilion's restoration. Next stage is to reopen the adjoining sea pools 🏊 @future-lidos.bsky.social 💚 #ArtDecoCentenary www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Lead on, Macduff: how the tide turned for Aberdeenshire’s art deco lido The pavilion at Tarlair lido, on the coast outside Macduff, has reopened after a decade-long restoration campaign. Now swimmers await the whistle to hit the pools again

Wonderful feature on the community-led rebirth of the extraordinary Tarlair Pools -

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Lisbon III

Lisbon II

Lisbon

What a moron.

Thanks, Michael!

🤦🏼

Salthill, Galway. Somewhere nice for the summer.

That’s an amazing place. Been and jumped. Sure to feature in the book somehow. Thanks

#Whitstable delivered.

Beautiful Bath for @alexbollen.bsky.social’s #Motherdom hometown book launch. @versobooks.bsky.social Thank you to Matthew & the team @toppingsbath.bsky.social for a superb evening.

#Amsterdam.
Conference #2.
Illegal swims in the #Amstel.
www.swimmablecities.org

Paris.
Conference.
Time before.

How neuroscience and bad studies have fuelled intensive parenting Motherdom is the latest book to lay bare the shaky science pressuring parents to perfectly steer their children's development from birth. It's a welcome reality check, finds Penny Sarchet

@newscientist.com & @pennysarchet.bsky.social review of #motherdom - how bad science provides easy answers for “big problems like poverty and inequality.” @versobooks.bsky.social
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535331-800-how-neuroscience-and-bad-studies-have-fuelled-intensive-parenting/

Motherdom When Alex Bollen had her first baby, the fear of being a bad mother made her guilty and anxious. A researcher with twenty years’ experience, she went looking for answers. To her surprise the studies s...

Today is publication day. #Motherdom officially enters the world.
@versobooks.bsky.social

My book takes on the Good Mother myths which shame women and divert our attention away from the relationships and resources children need to flourish. www.versobooks.com/products/328...