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Royal Commonwealth Pool. / 55.939202; -3.172731. The Royal Commonwealth Pool is a category-A-listed building [4] in St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Scotland that houses one of Scotland's main swimming pools. It is usually referred to simply as the Commonwealth Pool and known colloquially as the 'Commie'.
Old Town, Edinburgh. / 55.9475722°N 3.1916306°W / 55.9475722; -3.1916306. The Old Town ( Scots: Auld Toun) is the name popularly given to the oldest part of Scotland 's capital city of Edinburgh. The area has preserved much of its medieval street plan and many Reformation -era buildings.
Warrender Baths Club is a swimming club which originated at Warrender Baths in Edinburgh, Scotland, established in 1888.In 2013 the Club had 600 members with an active membership of 350 swimmers training at nine swimming pools across Edinburgh.
Black Scottish people (also referred to as African-Scottish, Afro-Scottish, or Black Scottish) are a racial or ethnic group of Scottish who are ethnically African or Black. Used in association with black Scottish identity, the term commonly refers to Scottish of Black African and African-Caribbean descent.
Warrender Swim Centre – traditionally known as Warrender Baths – is a swimming pool and fitness complex that opened in 1887 in Marchmont, Edinburgh. [1] It consists of a pool 25 yards (23 m) in length, a sauna, and an assortment of fitness equipment. It is notable for its Victorian architecture with bright interior and its old-fashioned ...
UK. Scotland. 55°55′0.76″N 3°16′58.21″W. / 55.9168778°N 3.2828361°W / 55.9168778; -3.2828361. Wester Hailes is an area in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Wester Hailes borders on Kingsknowe and Longstone to the east. Bankhead Industrial Estate and Sighthill Park lie to the north.
New Town, Edinburgh (Edinburgh) The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It was built in stages between 1767 and around 1850, and retains much of its original neo-classical and Georgian period architecture. Its best known street is Princes Street, facing Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town across the geological ...
Portobello Swim Centre is a multi-facility leisure venue in Portobello, Edinburgh. Built by Edinburgh City Architect Robert Morham in 1898, [1] it comprises swimming pools, a gym and fitness studio, and Edinburgh's only authentic and publicly available Victorian Turkish bath , one of three remaining in Scotland, and one of only eleven in the ...