Moseley Road Baths no longer ‘at Risk’
Moseley Road Baths team has secured full funding for Phase 2 restoration with £9.27m Heritage Fund grant, and Mayor Richard Parker announcing almost £1m.
The Heritage Fund grant comes on top of £5.1m from Birmingham City Council. This is part of a £10 million total commitment to the project. Other large contributions: £350,000 Garfield Weston Foundation, £250,000 Architectural Heritage Fund, £50,000 Edward Cadbury Trust. and £12,000 Saintbury Trust.
The funding means additional air heat pumps will keep energy costs down on top of existing Phase 2 commitments:
- Full restoration of the iconic Gala Pool, including a restored mezzanine gallery and a new accessible ground-floor public viewing area
- Conversion of Pool 2 into a flexible event space
- Transformation of the Women’s Slipper Baths into a community health & wellbeing hub
- Reimagining of the Men’s Second Class Slipper Baths as a community gym
- Development of the boiler room into a flexible studio space
Due to open in 2028, there will be employment and training opportunities for local people, new accessibility features. Changing Places facilities (poolside and dryside), pool hoist and pod, lift and ramp access, and wheelchair-accessible changing and viewing areas. Moseley Road Baths will be, for the first time in its history, truly welcoming to all. Phase two will “effectively remove Moseley Road Bath’s at risk status”.
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