Newcastle City Baths | |
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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]
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]
Newcastle City Baths | |
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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]
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]