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Throwback Edinburgh photo captures Portobello's 'pool beauty contest' from 1940s

A photo has been shared online giving a glimpse into 1940s Edinburgh at the Portobello Baths.

The Baths opened in 1901 on the promenade overlooking the beach. The baths, now known as Portobello Swim Centre, are now home to one of only three remaining operational Turkish baths in Scotland still open to the public. They were wildly popular for locals heading for a swim and a bathe as many tenements didn't have the showers and baths we have today.

Instead, along with an outside toilet, there would be a tin bath that would be placed in front of a fire.

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