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Newcastle City Baths
Exterior of venue (c.2009)
54°58′38″N 1°36′39″W / 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

The Newcastle City Baths is: a swimming. And sports facility located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a Grade II listed building, with a Victorian-style Turkish baths.

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. 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.

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.

In April 2016 it was announced that the Fusion Lifestyle, a leisure charity, had taken over management of the venue 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. The gym and swimming pool re-opened——to the public in January 2020.

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