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Portobello power station, aerial view
Unknown, 1930, Photograph
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Portobello power station, aerial view
Portobello power station, aerial view
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Item no
10629
Title
Portobello power station, aerial view
Description
Portobello Power Station, Edinburgh as seen from the air. The long rectangular building has a row of chimneys on top. The tenement buildings of King's Road can be seen to the left-hand side of it and Portobello Beach behind it.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1930
Size
16 x 20.9 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Portobello Power Station stood at the junction of Kings Road and Portobello High Street. The first plans for its construction were made in 1913 but were substantially delayed by the First World War. The first stage of the power station eventually opened by George V in 1923. From 1936 the power station served to heat the water of the adjacent outdoor swimming pool. Its large distinctive chimney was added in 1939. The building was demolished in the late 1970's.
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Images of Portobello
ReDrawing Edinburgh: Edinburgh in 1920
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