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Portobello outdoor pool near completion
Unknown, 1936, Photograph
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Portobello outdoor pool near completion
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7889
Title
Portobello outdoor pool near completion
Description
Looking across the pool and seated areas of Portobello outdoor pool is Portobello power station, identifiable by its industrial chimneys. One of the chimneys is emitting smoke. A small group of people is standing at the poolside close to the diving boards.
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Unknown
Date
1936
Size
15.3 x 20.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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Portobello's outdoor swimming pool was opened in 1936. It was equipped with diving boards and a wave machine, and was open between May and September. The pool's proximity to a power station gave it access to heated water, but also meant that it had to be covered for the duration of World War II to prevent it being used as a marker by German bombers. The actor Sean Connery served as a Portobello lifeguard in the post war period. The pool was closed in 1979, not long after the power station, and the area is now used for five-a-side football.
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Portobello Open Air Swimming Pool
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