Whitworth Baths (side view)
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Whitworth Baths (side view)
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 28 Sep 2016
Whitworth Baths on Ashton Old Road in Openshaw, were built in 1890 and designed by Manchester architect J. W. Beaumont in honour of celebrated philanthropist and engineer Sir Joseph Whitworth. I've been unable to find out when they closed but they were already semi-derelict in 2009 when the inside were photographed by urban explorers http://www.whateversleft.co.uk/leisure/whitworth-baths-manchester A petition to save the building in 2010 http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/savewhitworthbaths secured less than 300 signatures. Some old photos can be found on Andrew Simpsons blog at https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/inside-whitworth-baths-on-ashton-old.html
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Image Location
Latitude
53.473815
Longitude
-2.186326