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Gardens · West Midlands

Victoria Baths

Paid admission♿ Wheelchair: limited

Victoria Baths — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

Victoria Baths Gala Pool, Gallery Seating - geograph.org.uk - 5397348

David Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year
Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
  • Paid entry
  • Family-friendly
  • Dog-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

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
District
Manchester
Parish
Manchester, unparished area
Postcode
M13 0FE
Parliamentary constituency
Manchester Rusholme
Established
1906

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Victoria Baths?
Victoria Baths is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M13 0FE), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
When was Victoria Baths built?
Built or established in 1906.
How do I get to Victoria Baths?
Drivers can navigate to postcode M13 0FE. It sits within the Manchester Rusholme parliamentary constituency.