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Report - Clydebank Playdrome, Glasgow - Sep 20

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UrbandonedTeam

the north
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Clydebank Playdrome

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Clydebank's Playdrome Leisure Centre was built 1991-94. It follows a nautical theme, with the roof suspended from giant masts and the vast interior space not dissimilar to that of a grand ocean liner, with light descending from a vast cupola. Claiming to have some of the best swimming facilities in the West of Scotland, the centre includes a 25-m (27-yard) swimming pool, a separate teaching pool and a leisure pool, complete with wave machine, water slides, river rapids, water canons, tyre ride and a beach area. It also offers sports halls with facilities for badminton and indoor bowls, squash courts, exercise classes, and a health and fitness club. The double sports hall features retractable seating for 450 and can also offer an exhibition venue with more than 1000 sq. m of floor-space.

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In 2017, the leisure centre relocated to a new facility not far away, that costed over £23 million, resulting in the closure of this site. Since then, there has been a lot of vandalism, mainly a large fire in 2018, causing nine fire engines to work on it.

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Had this pinned for a while so decided to check it out on our recent Scottish trip with @jtza . As you can see from the following image, since the fire they have clamped down on any access points and added the most armadillos I have ever seen at an abandoned place. Nevertheless, with some extra work, I managed to get in solo and spent a couple hours inside. Surprisingly, there was no alarms that we anticipated and I was able to walk around until it was dark, seeing the main points of interest.

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The main pool hall, with two slides varying in fear levels.

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Old photos to contrast.

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Gym.

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Bowling green.

Here is our documentary styled video shot at the abandoned leisure centre. We cover the building's past, present and future through cinematics and narration:


Thanks for reading :)
 

Calamity Jane

i see beauty in the unloved, places & things
Regular User
Great shots, a very comprehensive report. Well done on a solo explore too. Very nicely lite too :thumb
 

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