Manor Place Baths

It was built in red brick in Flemish bond with terracotta dressings, and features a clock tower and a large bathing hall.

[1][2][3][4] The first-class pool was 120 ft long and boarded over in winter so that the space could be used for sporting events, concerts and other public meetings.

Boxing at the baths started in 1908 and boxers who fought bouts there included the Kray twins as well as Ken Buchanan, Johnny Clark, Henry Cooper, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Albert Finch, Dick Richardson and Terry Spinks.

[8] In late 2013, the baths (as well as the adjacent recycling depot) were purchased by Notting Hill Housing to be converted into residential accommodation and commercial space.

[3] On 21 April 2018, the Essex Ex-Boxers’ Association staged a boxing reunion at Manor Place Baths to raise funds for the family of boxer Scott Westgarth, who died in February of that year after sustaining injuries in a fight.