Gardens · West Midlands
Victoria Baths
Victoria Baths — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Paid entry
About
Victoria Baths is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Victoria Baths is a Grade II* listed building, in the Chorlton-on-Medlock area of Manchester, England. The baths opened to the public in 1906 and cost £59,144 to build. Manchester City Council closed the baths in 1993 and the building was left empty. A multimillion-pound restoration project began in 2007. As of 2024, the building is on English Heritage's Heritage at Risk Register.
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Background
History
window, the "angel of purity" in the Turkish baths]] The baths were designed by the city surveyor, T. de Courcy Meade, and his assistant, Arthur Davies. The work was supervised by Henry Price, the newly appointed city architect. The baths were opened in September 1906 by the Lord Mayor of Manchester who described the building as a "water palace". Private baths and a laundry were housed there along with three swimming pools and a Victorian-style Turkish bath, later a sauna was added. The main swimming pool was floored over in the winter months to hold dances. In 1952 the Victoria Baths installed the first public Aeratone™ bath (an early type of Jacuzzi™ whirlpool) in the country. In the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4600, -2.2164
- Address
- Hathersage Road, Manchester, M13 0FE
- Established
- 1906
- Official site
- victoriabaths.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7926585 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Victoria Baths (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Victoria Baths?
- Victoria Baths is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4600°, -2.2164°.
- When was Victoria Baths built?
- Victoria Baths dates to 1906.
- Is there an entry fee for Victoria Baths?
- Yes — Victoria Baths charges admission. Check the official site for current prices.