Marine Gardens

Coordinates: 55°57′31.8″N 3°7′20.3″W / 55.958833°N 3.122306°W / 55.958833; -3.122306 The Marine Gardens was a pleasure garden located on the shores of the Firth of Forth at Portobello in Edinburgh, Scotland. Opened in 1909, its attractions initially included a ballroom, circus and zoo, cinema and theatre, scenic railway, ornamental gardens and maze and a sports stadium.^[1]

The Marine Gardens was closed down and taken over for military use during the First World War, leading to many of the attractions being permanently removed. The ballroom and stadium were among those which were retained; during the inter-war period, the latter staged speedway and was used by the football clubs Leith Athletic (1928 to 1936) and Edinburgh City (1928 to 1931 and 1934 to 1935). The area was again required for military purposes during the Second World War, leading to the final closure of the complex. Since 1962, the location of the Marine Gardens has been occupied by a bus depot.^[1]

References

1 2 McLean, David (10 September 2013). "Lost Edinburgh: The Marine Gardens". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). Retrieved 21 September 2013.

Edinburgh City Football Club

Club	Edinburgh derby Players

Grounds	New Powderhall Marine Gardens City Park Meadowbank Stadium

Leith Athletic Football Club

Club	Players Managers

Grounds	Beechwood Park New Logie Green Hawkhill Chancelot Park Old Logie Green New Powderhall Marine Gardens Old Meadowbank New Meadowbank Meadowbank Stadium

Football venues in Scotland

National Stadium	Hampden Park

Premiership	Caledonian Stadium Celtic Park Dens Park Firhill Stadium Fir Park McDiarmid Park New Douglas Park Pittodrie Stadium Rugby Park Tannadice Park Tynecastle Stadium Victoria Park (Dingwall)

Championship	Almondvale Stadium Cappielow Dumbarton Football Stadium Easter Road Falkirk Stadium Ibrox Stadium Palmerston Park Recreation Park (Alloa) St Mirren Park Stark's Park

League One	Balmoor Central Park Cliftonhill East End Park Excelsior Stadium Glebe Park Ochilview Park Somerset Park Stair Park Station Park (Forfar)

League Two	Bayview Stadium Borough Briggs Broadwood Stadium Forthbank Stadium Galabank Gayfield Park Hampden Park Links Park Ochilview Park Shielfield Park

Highland Football League	Bellslea Park Christie Park Claggan Park Dudgeon Park Grant Park Grant Street Park Harlaw Park Harmsworth Park The Haughs Kynoch Park Mackessack Park Mosset Park North Lodge Park Princess Royal Park Seafield Park Station Park (Nairn) Victoria Park (Buckie)

Lowland Football League	Ainslie Park Broadwood Stadium Forthbank Stadium Islecroft Stadium K-Park Lochburn Park Meadowbank Stadium Netherdale Pennypit Park Raydale Park Yarrow Park

East of Scotland Football League	Albert Park Whitestone Park

South of Scotland Football League	Galabank Palmerston Park

North Caledonian Football League	The Pickaquoy Centre

Junior football	Bellsdale Park Beltane Park Creamery Park Guy's Meadow Dunterlie Park Hannah Park Hillhead Centre Lister Park Lochburn Park Millburn Park New Pebble Park Newlandsfield Park Newtown Park Petershill Park Portland Park (Troon) Prestonfield Ravenscraig Stadium Spain Park Valefield Park Volunteer Park

Other	Cathkin Park (second) Lesser Hampden Parkside Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility

Defunct stadiums, closed before 1914	Barrowfield Park Beechwood Park Braehead Park Carolina Port Cathkin Park (first) Celtic Park (first) Dalziel Park Dunterlie Park (first) East Dock Street Hamilton Crescent Hampden Park (first) Hawkhill Hibernian Park Hyde Park Ibrox Park (first) Langlands Park Meadowside New Logie Green Old Ralston Park Springvale Park Underwood Park West Craigie Park Westmarch Whitefield Park

Defunct stadiums, closed 1914–1945	Ardencaple Park Beresford Park Chancelot Park Clune Park Clydeholm Dunterlie Park (second) Forthbank Park Kimmeter Park Green Kintail Park Marine Gardens Meadow Park (Coatbridge) Merchiston Park Mill Park North End Park New Powderhall New Ralston Park Newfield Park Old Logie Green Portland Park (Galston) Recreation Grounds Recreation Park (Lochgelly) Royal Gymnasium Ground Sports Park Tontine Park

Defunct stadiums, closed since 1945	Adamslie Park Allan Park Annfield Stadium Bayview Park Boghead Park Brockville Park Broomfield Park Chapelhill Park City Park Crawick Holm Douglas Park Duckburn Park Everholm Stadium Firs Park Kilbowie Park Kingsmills Park Love Street Meadow Park (Dumbarton) Muirton Park New Meadowbank Old Meadowbank Raploch Park Rosebery Park Shawfield Stadium Telford Street Park

Proposed stadiums	Calder Park New Aberdeen Stadium

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