Love this old photo of the former Marine Gardens stadium in Portobello which hosted speedway, boxing events and of course football with both Leith Athletic and Edinburgh City playing there for a period with hibs no doubt making an appearance versus either of the above, closed for good in 1939, love the big terrace on the Seafield road side and I think an old entrance gate still exists on the promenade side although that may have been altered or even removed through timeIMG_4052.jpg
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26-06-2023 05:34 AM #1
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Marine Gardens Stadium (NHC)
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26-06-2023 09:12 AM #2
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Thats Marine Depot now?
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26-06-2023 09:20 AM #3
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26-06-2023 09:24 AM #4
I stayed on Kings Road for a few years. Those tenements must be the only constant in the area!
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26-06-2023 10:12 AM #5
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26-06-2023 11:24 AM #6
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26-06-2023 12:21 PM #9
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No problem guys, just find it a fascinating photo, my auld in laws used to talk about ballroom dancing that was a regular event in the “olden days” as well as the above mentioned and circus plus showband stuff, it seemed to be the place to go to
Opened in 1909, its attractions initially included a ballroom, circus and zoo, cinema and theatre, scenic railway, ornamental gardens and maze and a football groundLast edited by Bridge hibs; 26-06-2023 at 12:23 PM.
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26-06-2023 12:41 PM #11
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IMG_4057.jpgIMG_4056.jpg First photo from above showing the old power station in the foreground with Marine gardens in the background, also right hand corner you can see Portobello open air pool, and the second photo showing the old Kings Road tenements with a packed crowd on the terraces
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26-06-2023 12:52 PM #12
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Well you learn something new everyday day. Good post. Spent the first 20 years of my life in Porty and never knew this was there before the bus depot.
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26-06-2023 01:04 PM #13
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26-06-2023 01:15 PM #14
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IMG_4059.jpgIMG_4060.jpg 21,000 attendance, not too shabby
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26-06-2023 04:04 PM #15
First Edinburgh speedway track there as well before moving onto Old Meadowbank and then Powderhall.
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26-06-2023 05:38 PM #16
Couple more images and some info here.
http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Edi...%20Gardens.htm
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26-06-2023 06:18 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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26-06-2023 06:51 PM #18
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Surprised that so many folk from Porty have never heard of it, suppose being a (mostly ex) speedway fan it’s part of the Edinburgh speedway folklore, but I thought it was pretty well known regardless.
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26-06-2023 11:41 PM #22
Thanks Bridge
Long been aware of the Marine Gardens which was a mile or two away from where I came to be brought up in Fisherrow. Quite an amazing story really. There were one or two things that would be questionable today such as a tribe of Somalian villagers who were shipped over and lived in a mock 'African village' of mud huts where they would stage fights with spears. It was much like a 'human zoo'.
https://portobelloheritagetrust.co.u...%20gardens.htm
The stadium at Piershill/Northfield was another amazing story. It was mean to be a 'super stadium' for Hibs I believe. Incredible to think that Hibs were actually considering relocating to Aberdeen or Motherwell in those times.
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.c...r-used-3025564Last edited by stu in nottingham; 27-06-2023 at 10:38 PM.
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27-06-2023 06:39 AM #26
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27-06-2023 10:14 PM #29
http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_buildi...s_ballroom.htm
My grandfather 2nd from the right in the first photo, with his dance band at the Marine Gardens in 1930. There's a bit more info in that thread
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