Building Name

Harpurhey Baths Rochdale Road Manchester.

Date
1909 - 1910
Street
Richdale Road
District/Town
Harpurhey, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
City of Manchester
Work
New Build
Listed
Grade II

By the City Architect, Henry Price. Exterior with Baroque motifs. Interior is fairly ornate, though much less so than Victoria Baths, Harpurhey Baths finally closed completely in 2001 after serious defects were discovered in the building's walls and machinery. Cracks in the baths' walls that had previously been repaired had widened beyond repair and some of the walls were bowing. There were also problems with the baths' steam boilers and the drainage system. Part of the Harpurhey Baths' site has since been transformed with the building of North Manchester Sixth Form College and North City Library which includes a project to restore the front of the Grade II listed building, while converting its main pool into an exhibition space and meeting hall.