Victoria Baths

Victoria Baths is a Grade II* listed building,[2] in the Chorlton-on-Medlock area of Manchester, England.

[3][4] The baths were designed by the city surveyor, T. de Courcy Meade, and his assistant, Arthur Davies.

In the design and construction of the baths, a great deal of money was expended, Manchester having at that time one of the world's wealthiest municipal coffers.

Various fundraising attempts failed to bring about a restoration of the baths, although work to prevent further deterioration of the building started in 1998.

[9] However, the redevelopment plans were dealt a blow one year later when quantity surveyors delivered a much larger estimate of £6.3 million to restore the Turkish baths.

[citation needed] In September 2006, as part of a number of events to mark the centenary of the building's opening, the gala pool was filled for the first time in 13 years.

Stalls surrounding the main pool in 2011
Stained glass window, the "angel of purity" in the Turkish baths
The interior in 2010