Comments on: Abandoned open-air pool, Edinburgh, 1983 http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/abandoned-open-air-pool-edinburgh1983/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Tue, 01 Nov 2024 13:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hector Bumrush http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/abandoned-open-air-pool-edinburgh1983/#comment-70229 Hector Bumrush Tue, 27 Sep 2024 11:16:30 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=28899#comment-70229 Portobello Open Air Pool (or 'Porty Pool' as the locals kint it) opened in May 1936. It was 300ft x 90ft and had seating for 6000. The pool water was heated by a warm stream from the nearby Portobello Power Station up until the 1970s. (The power station was closed in 1977). A major draw was the wave making machine. The place closed in 1979 and was knocked down in 1987. The site is now an indoor bowling and 5-a-side venue. Portobello Open Air Pool (or ‘Porty Pool’ as the locals kint it) opened in May 1936. It was 300ft x 90ft and had seating for 6000. The pool water was heated by a warm stream from the nearby Portobello Power Station up until the 1970s. (The power station was closed in 1977). A major draw was the wave making machine.

The place closed in 1979 and was knocked down in 1987. The site is now an indoor bowling and 5-a-side venue.

]]> By: lord bawbag http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/abandoned-open-air-pool-edinburgh1983/#comment-68349 lord bawbag Sat, 24 Sep 2024 21:15:28 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=28899#comment-68349 They knocked that place down ages ago. They knocked that place down ages ago.

]]> By: claire http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/abandoned-open-air-pool-edinburgh1983/#comment-68160 claire Sat, 24 Sep 2024 16:38:01 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=28899#comment-68160 http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=3559 - it looked beautiful........ http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=3559 – it looked beautiful……..

]]> By: allybeag http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/abandoned-open-air-pool-edinburgh1983/#comment-68036 allybeag Sat, 24 Sep 2024 13:02:56 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=28899#comment-68036 The original Portobello Open Air pool is long gone, demolished. There's another swimming pool in Portobello though: an indoor public baths, which was indeed refurbished. Those of us who used to swim in the outdoor pool as kids are still very upset at its passing. Here's how it looked when it was still open: http://www.flickr.com/photos/allybeag/512734784/ The original Portobello Open Air pool is long gone, demolished. There’s another swimming pool in Portobello though: an indoor public baths, which was indeed refurbished. Those of us who used to swim in the outdoor pool as kids are still very upset at its passing.

Here’s how it looked when it was still open:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allybeag/512734784/

]]> By: AstroGirl http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/abandoned-open-air-pool-edinburgh1983/#comment-68023 AstroGirl Sat, 24 Sep 2024 12:38:29 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=28899#comment-68023 ...actually, the more I think about this, the more I sense that I'm wrong and the current pool is a refurbishment of a different facility altogether - not least because its features are too early to be part of a lido built in the 1930s. Looks like that pool might be gone entirely, but apparently it is featured in Janet Smith's book on lidos entitled Liquid Assets for anyone seeking further information. …actually, the more I think about this, the more I sense that I’m wrong and the current pool is a refurbishment of a different facility altogether – not least because its features are too early to be part of a lido built in the 1930s. Looks like that pool might be gone entirely, but apparently it is featured in Janet Smith’s book on lidos entitled Liquid Assets for anyone seeking further information.

]]> By: Angel http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/abandoned-open-air-pool-edinburgh1983/#comment-68022 Angel Sat, 24 Sep 2024 12:37:57 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=28899#comment-68022 How sad to see such beautiful architecture left to decay. I think we need more of this sort of facility available around the country. I am lucky enough to have a recently refurbished Lido near me in Guildford, but its architecture isn't a patch on this one! How sad to see such beautiful architecture left to decay. I think we need more of this sort of facility available around the country. I am lucky enough to have a recently refurbished Lido near me in Guildford, but its architecture isn’t a patch on this one!

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