One from a whistle-stop mooch about Birmingham last year, having seen Speed's report it seemed worthy of a visit. Old baths like these are becoming few and far between with many local authorities building new facilities often under increasingly weird names such as "lifestyle centres" and "wellness centres". This tends to result in the old buildings left disused for decades with alternative uses being particularly difficult. Thankfully this one seems to have a future with plans being submitted earlier this year to transform the building into an enterprise hub.
Small bit of information grabbed from the always useful Baths and Wash Houses website:
Whilst the main bath itself had retained much of it's original character, the majority of the rest of the building had been unsympathetically renovated over the years and was pretty unsightly - still certainly worth a look!
Small bit of information grabbed from the always useful Baths and Wash Houses website:
Whilst the main bath itself had retained much of it's original character, the majority of the rest of the building had been unsympathetically renovated over the years and was pretty unsightly - still certainly worth a look!
