Newcastle City Baths

The Newcastle City Baths is a swimming and sports facility located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Newcastle City Baths
Exterior of venue (c.2009)
54.9773°N 1.6107°W / 54.9773; -1.6107
LocationNorthumberland Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
England, NE1 8SF
Opened1927
Operated byFusion
ArchitectNicholas & Dixon-Spain
Status
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameNorthumberland Baths / City Hall
Designated8 May 1992
Reference no.1242013
WebsiteVenue Website
Facilities
Gym, swimming pool

History

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
  1. Historic England. "Northumberland Baths / City Hall (1242013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. "City Hall". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  3. Wood, Kerry (30 November 2012). "Fears over cultural landmark Newcastle City Hall". nechronicle.
  4. Meechan, Simon (1 April 2016). "New operators take over Newcastle City Hall, Pool and Turkish Baths". nechronicle.
  5. "See inside Newcastle City Pool and Turkish Baths as work on its £7.5m restoration continues". Chronicle Live. 20 January 2019.
  6. "Relaunch of Newcastle's City Baths begins 'year of hope' for historic pools". The Guardian. 5 January 2020.
  7. "When will Newcastle City Baths reopen? Here are the dates for its pool and gym". Chronicle Live. 30 July 2020.
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