http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Archaeologists dig into Victorian open air gym" en Fri, 22 May 2026 05:27:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14814#post-188581 Fri, 15 May 2015 11:51:24 +0000 kaputnik 188581@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em> philanthropist John Cox</em></p> <p>He of Cox's Glue and Gelatine Mill in Gorgie, as mentioned in the Chesser thread this morning;</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14809#post-188553" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14809#post-188553</a></p> <p><img src="http://www.edinburghsouthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Whats-in-a-name-1.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14814#post-188568 Fri, 15 May 2015 11:23:41 +0000 chdot 188568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Billed as “The New Wonder of Edinburgh” when it opened in 1865, the gym in King George V Park – considered the forerunner of today’s fitness centres and thought to be the only one of its kind in Britain – was the brainchild of philanthropist John Cox.</p> <p>It was designed for the city’s growing army of factory workers and saw residents shed pounds on machines such as the patent rotary boat or “Great Sea Serpent” – a circular platform with four piers allowing up to 600 people to row simultaneously.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/archaeologists-dig-into-victorian-open-air-gym-1-3773952" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/archaeologists-dig-into-victorian-open-air-gym-1-3773952</a> </p>