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UER Forum > Archived World > The Hydro, Oban, Scotland (Viewed 714 times) celtes  Location: Wales, UK Gender: Female  |  The Hydro, Oban, Scotland < on 10/17/2010 4:55 PM >   Now little more than a few walls and an air of what might have been, the Hydro was a grandiose scheme started in the 1880s to cater for the ever indulgent wealthy victorians. As the hydro in the name suggests this place was all about water treatments which the victorians were convinced was the cure for all ills. Spas and water treatments (Externally and internally) were in vogue at the time and this project was to have been the ultimate in luxury with turkish baths, seawater pools, stables, golf course, concert hall, gardens, greenhouses and its own private gas works to provide heating and light. There were even plans for a venicular railway from the town to transport the residents up the hill to the hotel. Couldn't have the poor souls getting fit and healthy doing any sort of exercise, especially something as mundane as walking, now could we? The hotel occupied a site described by The Oban Times as "perhaps the best view in the country" and by 1882 the hotel had a roof on but Dr Orr, the schemes originator had massively under estimated the costs involved resulting in the original backers cutting their losses. (The original estimate was for £75,000 which was reduced, some say by smoke and mirrors, to £32,000.) Sadly the place was left to fall into the ruin it is today. If ever a building in Oban deserved the name "folly" then this is certainly the winner. 1. Our first glimpse of the Hydro. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Taken from above the Hydro, looking out over Oban and the islands. uLiveAndYouBurn  Location: Beyond Anarchocommunist  |  Re: The Hydro, Oban, Scotland <Reply # 1 on 10/17/2010 6:28 PM >   The seventh photo is cool, reminds you that there wasn't always such a thing as a central heating system. "Aint nothin' to it but to do it" UER Forum > Archived World > The Hydro, Oban, Scotland (Viewed 714 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 281 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 741992644 pages have been generated.