Sunderland, Newcastle Road, Public Swimming Baths

HER Number:
16530

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Newcastle Road, Public Swimming Baths

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Swimming Pool

Site Type: Specific:
Indoor Swimming Pool

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
A good example of a purpose-built 1930s public swimming baths. The pool was opened in June 1936 at a cost of £31,000. It was designed by J.E.Lewis and built by Henderson Brothers. The building was recorded ahead of demolition in 2011. It was refused for listing. The exterior was largely unaltered although the interior had undergone frequent and dramatic changes with very few original features surviving. Interior original features recorded included enamel glazed bricks and indented handholds around its edge.

Easting:
3950

Northing:
5863

Grid Reference:
NZ39505863

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Tyne and Wear Museums Archaeology, 2011, Public Swimming Baths, Newcastle Road, Sunderland - Historic Buildings Recording