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Portobello Football Ground, aerial view
Unknown, 1930, Photograph
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Portobello Football Ground, aerial view
Portobello Football Ground, aerial view
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10630
Title
Portobello Football Ground, aerial view
Description
The oval shaped Portobello Football Ground lies beside the coast at Edinburgh. The tenement buildings of King's Road lie to its right and Seafield Road East runs in front of it. The domed entrance to the Marine Gardens can be seen in front of the football pitch. Four trams are making there way up Portobello Road and along towards Leith.
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Unknown
Date
1930
Size
16 x 20.9 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Portobello developed around a cottage built in the mid 18th century. The sailor who occupied the cottage had fought at Puerto Bello, a port in Panama captured by the British in 1739, and named his home after the battle. With its long beach the town became an increasingly popular leisure destination. It boasted a pier between 1871-1917 and an outdoor swimming pool between 1936-1979. Holidaymakers and day-trippers could also visit the Marine Gardens or the fun fair, both now demolished. The town has been part of Edinburgh since 1896.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Porty: Portobello in photographs
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