Royal Commonwealth Pool

Royal Commonwealth Pool
Royal Commonwealth Pool West side
Royal Commonwealth Pool is located in Edinburgh city centre
Royal Commonwealth Pool
Royal Commonwealth Pool
The pool's situation within Edinburgh / Scotland
Royal Commonwealth Pool is located in Scotland
Royal Commonwealth Pool
Royal Commonwealth Pool
Royal Commonwealth Pool (Scotland)
Alternative namesCommonwealth Pool, the RCP, or the Commie[1]
General information
Architectural styleModernism
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates55°56′21″N 3°10′22″W / 55.939202°N 3.172731°W / 55.939202; -3.172731
Completed1970
Cost$3.84 million
ClientCorporation of the City of Edinburgh Architects[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Richards of RMJM
Other information
Seating capacity2,000[3]

The Royal Commonwealth Pool is a category-A-listed building[4] in St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Scotland that houses one of Scotland's main swimming pools. It is usually referred to simply as the Commonwealth Pool and known colloquially as the 'Commie'.

  1. ^ Gyford, Sue (24 June 2009). "End of an era as Commonwealth Pool gets ready for refurbishment". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  2. ^ Willis, Peter; Ignatowicz, Jon (1977). New Architecture in Scotland. Lund Humphries. p. 76. ISBN 9780853313939.
  3. ^ McWhirter, Norris; McFarlan, Donald (1992). The Guinness Book of Records 1992 (38 ed.). Middlesex, England: Guinness World Records. p. 298. ISBN 0-85112-378-3.
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Royal Commonwealth Pool, 21 Dalkeith Road and Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh (Category A Listed Building) (LB43148)". Retrieved 21 March 2019.