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In 1952 the Pithead Baths were built at Prestongrange Colliery. The architect was J.E.Webster and this was probably a standard National Coal Board design. It was the 100th pithead baths to be erected at a Scottish colliery. The cost was £63,578 and the building provided bathing and clothes storage accommodation for 969 men, including a well-equipped canteen and a cycle store which had space for 50 bicycles and six motorbikes. Sadly its working life was short as the colliery closed in 1962 and the now building stands empty as part of the Industrial Heritage site.