Glenthorn Road, Jesmond Public Baths

HER Number:
13431

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Glenthorn Road, Jesmond Public Baths

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Swimming Pool

Site Type: Specific:
Indoor Swimming Pool

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Opened in 1938 on the site of a temporary tin Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Name (see HER 11431). The pool had Art Deco decoration and was designed for other purposes during winter months. Designed by Hetherington & Wilson. Single storey brick entrance block in front of a top-lit pool shed containing a pool 75 feet x 35 feet. Changing rooms were set aside from the pool.There were limited numbers of individual slipper baths. Indoor bowling began in 1948. The Friends of Jesmond Pool formed in 1989. In March 1991 the pool closed. Users formed the Jesmond Swimming Project, a not for profit company. The pool re-opened on 11 April 1992 following a £50,000 award from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts. In February 2003 a Lottery funded £1.5 million refurbishment was completed.

Easting:
425290

Northing:
566690

Grid Reference:
NZ425290566690

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, pages 70-71; Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - charting the heritage of people at play, pp 178-9