Infirmary Street Baths, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

8422

Title

Infirmary Street Baths, Edinburgh

Description

The interior of Infirmary Street Baths, Edinburgh. The building has a vaulted ceiling with curved wooden beams running across it. The beams are supported by columns, of which there are two on the ground and gallery levels. Large light fitting hang from the ceiling.

Artist / maker

Inglis, Francis Caird

Date

1932

Size

25.1 x 29.7 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Infirmary Street Baths were built in 1885 and designed by Edinburgh City Architect Robert Morham. Many baths were built in Edinburgh at this time to attempt to stop the spread of Cholera. The baths were closed in 1995 and various plans for it's redevelopment were proposed over the next 13 years. In 2006 Malcolm Fraser, the Edinburgh-based architects were commissioned to convert the baths to a new studio for Dovecot Studios, an innovative tapestry company. The building reopened in it's new form in 2008.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Ceilings

Places > Edinburgh areas > New Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Southside

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Activities > Swimming

Sport and leisure > Sports and recreation facilities > Swimming pools

(55°56′54″N, 3°11′5″W)

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