I have found my second building in Manchester. Its Victorian Public Bath.
This building has a beautiful features and has a lots of potencial inside. Unfortunately when I have contacted them they said I will have to donate £20 each time I come to take measurement, images etc.
This probably would cost me way too much. I'll try to get there in cheaper way. Mabe pretending to be a tourist and just go to an open sessions. I think it maybe worth it.
Outside view today |
Top of the building |
View from top |
A bit of History:
When it opened in 1906, Victoria Baths on Hathersage Road, Manchester,
was described as "the most splendid municipal bathing institution in the
country" and "a water palace of which every citizen of Manchester can
be proud." Not only did the building provide spatious and extensive
facilities for swimming, bathing and leisure, it was built of the
highest quality materials with many period decorative features:- stained
glass, terracotta, tiles and mosaic floors.
Victoria Baths served the people of central Manchester for 87 years and
established themselves in the affections of all those who used the
facilities.
Front elevation |
Under construction, c.1903 |
Males First Class Pool, 1905 Mcr Archives & Local Studies |
Finally a bit of iterior pictures:
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