Moseley Swimming Baths
Prolonging the legacy of a famous swimming baths
Moseley Road Baths in Birmingham is the oldest of only five Grade II listed swimming baths currently operating in Britain, and the only one outside of London still open for swimming to the general public.
Remarkable for its completeness of form, fabric and layout, the baths are testament to Birmingham’s civic pride. They offer unique original fixtures and fittings, including a set of 46 private washing rooms known as the ‘slipper baths’, the only complete set in the country.
As well as being Grade II* listed, the baths were included on the Historic England Heritage "At Risk" Register in 2005 and were added to the World Monuments Fund Watch List in 2016. In 2003, the "First Class" gala pool closed amid safety fears. This was followed in 2004 by the closure of the slipper baths. To mitigate this decline, Mann Williams was appointed to survey and assess the condition of the building as a whole.
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- Location Birmingham
- Client Various
- Completion On-going
Securing the steelwork
Following our initial engagement, further appointments required us to assess in more detail the heavy corrosion of the steelwork over the basement and the deterioration of the spectator gallery viewing tiers, both of which are heavily propped because of fears of collapse.
Swimming under a safe roof
In 2020, we were appointed for £815k repairs to the Gala Pool roof, followed in 2022 by £800k refurbishment works to the former managers’ flats and essential repairs to the historic façade.
We now act as structural engineers for the full Capital Redevelopment Project, currently under way.
