SWIMMING BATHS - Byker - List Entry

  • Description

    "Public Swimming Baths and wash house 1907 incorporated into the sheltering perimeter block of the Byker Estate in early 1970s by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie. Red brick with ashlar dressings and pitched roofs of slate with large glass skylights.....Old Shipley Baths are designated for the following principal reasons: * They form an integral part of the original design concept whereby existing public buildings were incorporated into the new scheme; * They form part of the important perimeter block which shelters the estate from traffic noise and creates a micro-climate with low-rise housing in its lee; * They have strong group value with the adjacent group and form visual contrast...."
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

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  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393439
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Pat Thomson
    Last modified: 1 year, 4 months ago
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