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During the 19th century Portobello also became an industrial town, manufacturing bottles, bricks, glass, lead, paper, pottery, soap, and mustard, as well as developing an oyster fishery.

In 1833 the town was made a burgh, then in 1896 it was incorporated into Edinburgh by Act of Parliament. A formidable red-brick power station was built in 1934 at the west end of the beach, which operated until 1977. It was demolished in the following 18 months.

Between 1846 and 1964 a railway station provided ready access for visitors to the resort, whose facilities came to include a large open air heated swimming pool (where the actor Sean Connery had once worked as a life guard) which made use of the power station's spare heat. It was closed in 1984. There was also a lido (now closed) and a permanent fun-fair which closed in 2007. It is now demolished and is being redeveloped. Two amusement arcades remain (Fun City - Amusement Emporium) and (Tower Amusements).

Portobello gave its name to the town of Portobello in New Zealand, which lies close to the city of Dunedin (itself named for Edinburgh).

Portobello is situated next to Joppa, Edinburgh, another suburb of Edinburgh.

 


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    Located in Portobello, Firth of Forth, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Straven Guest House

    “Comfortably in the City..........quietly by the sea.” Come share our home! For accommodation in Edinburgh with a more personal touch than any hotel try bed and breakfast in our comfortable, traditional Victorian house (built 1867) in a mature res...

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