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.