It is regarded by Historic England as "a particularly good example of a Modern Movement swimming pool", noting "especially the Art Deco hot rooms" of its Victorian-style Turkish bath,[1] one of the last such baths still open in the British Isles.

[2] Mounts Baths was built as part of a civic centre located on the site of a recently demolished prison.

He was interested in Modernism; the interior of his home, 78 Derngate, was remodelled in Art Deco style.

It was built by A. Glenn & Son of Northampton; Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners were the engineers.

Historic England comments that the interior "resembles a cathedral nave flooded with light from the tiered clerestory".