Warrender Baths

It is notable for its Victorian architecture with bright interior and its old-fashioned poolside changing facilities.

[4][5] Warrender Baths differed from many similar facilities in Edinburgh in that they were originally built privately with the emphasis on fitness and leisure.

Many of the city's comparable swimming pools were part of a much wider scheme to build public baths to promote cleanliness and hygiene amongst the working classes, who did not have routine access at the time to sanitation.

[5] In November 2009, a swimming customer at Warrender Swim Centre was hit with glass due to a glazing fault, resulting in an injury to his arm and requiring the closure of the centre as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of customers.

The work involves updating the changing rooms, re-tiling the pool side, opening up the spectator area, installing air-cooling, adding a new sauna and general redecoration.