Newcastle City Baths
| Newcastle City Baths | |
|---|---|
 Exterior of venue (c.2009) | |
 | |
| 54°58′38″N 1°36′39″W / 54.9773°N 1.6107°W | |
| Location | Northumberland Road Newcastle upon Tyne England, NE1 8SF |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Operated by | Fusion |
| Architect | Nicholas & Dixon-Spain |
| Status | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Northumberland Baths / City Hall |
| Designated | 8 May 1992 |
| Reference no. | 1242013 |
| Website | Venue Website |
| Facilities | |
| Gym, swimming pool | |
The Newcastle City Baths is a swimming and sports facility located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a Grade II listed building, with a Victorian-style Turkish baths.[1]
History
[edit]The building was designed by Nicholas & Dixon-Spain and opened in 1927 as a part of a development which also included the adjacent Newcastle City Hall.[2] The city baths formed the west side of the complex and, like the city hall, the design involved a tall portico with central Doric order columns between flanking antae with five square windows above.[1]
In November 2012, Newcastle City Council announced that, as part of a wider cost-cutting process, the future of the City Hall and the adjacent City Baths was under review, with a number of options being considered including closure or handing over the venue to an external operator.[3]
In April 2016 it was announced that the Fusion Lifestyle, a leisure charity, had taken over management of the venue[4] and work commenced on a restoration programme at a cost of £7.5 million, which involved converting the main swimming pool into a gym area while a second, smaller pool, was retained for swimming.[5] The gym and swimming pool re-opened to the public in January 2020.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "Northumberland Baths / City Hall (1242013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "City Hall". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ Wood, Kerry (30 November 2012). "Fears over cultural landmark Newcastle City Hall". nechronicle.
- ^ Meechan, Simon (1 April 2016). "New operators take over Newcastle City Hall, Pool and Turkish Baths". nechronicle.
- ^ "See inside Newcastle City Pool and Turkish Baths as work on its £7.5m restoration continues". Chronicle Live. 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Relaunch of Newcastle's City Baths begins 'year of hope' for historic pools". The Guardian. 5 January 2020.
- ^ "When will Newcastle City Baths reopen? Here are the dates for its pool and gym". Chronicle Live. 30 July 2020.
External links
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Media related to City Pool, Newcastle upon Tyne at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
