Last night I went to Moseley Road Baths for the first time. The swimming pool complex, opened on October 30, 1907, is the only Grade II-listed baths in England and an extraordinary example of Edwardian public architecture. I’ll be going back there again on Saturday, for the Memories and Memorabilia day, where I hope to [...]
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Moseley Road Baths
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 30, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/birmingham-swimming-pools/moseley-road-baths/
Harborne pool
This morning I swam at Harborne Baths. It took a bit more than 40 minutes from my home close to Five Ways shopping centre, in Ladywood. The swim was a very pleasant experience, as my short video, below, records. It only took about 10 minutes to go back on the bus and I didn’t have [...]
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 29, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/birmingham/harborne-pool/
The state of Birmingham’s swimming pools
On Saturday, supporters of the Moseley Road Baths will gather at the Grade II-listed buildings for a special event celebrating Birmingham’s most well-known, but at-risk swimming pool. Moseley Road Baths, Memories and Memorabilia – which hopes to offer all comers an insight into this unique building – couldn’t come at a more crucial time for [...]
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 26, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/birmingham/swimming-pools-in-birmingham/