Haggerston Baths

Former public baths in London

Haggerston Baths

2005 photo

51°32′07″N 0°04′16″W﻿ / ﻿51.535235°N 0.071228°W﻿ / 51.535235; -0.071228
Location| Whiston Road, Haggerston, London, E2 8BN
Opened| 25 June 1904
Closed| February 2000
Architect| Alfred Cross
Status| Grade II listed

Haggerston Baths is a former public bath in Haggerston, London. It was opened in 1904 and were built at a cost of £60,000. There was a single pool, 91 slipper baths and a 60 stall wash house.[1]

Interior of Haggerston Baths

The Grade II listed Haggerston Pool was designed by Alfred Cross. It was closed in 2000 with an uncertain future. In June 2009 after a long community campaign, a £5m grant was announced from the Department for Children, Schools and Families to refurbish and re-open the pool. The building would also contain community facilities and a GP surgery. Heavily involved in the re-opening of the pool was Michael Gallie, who was instrumental in surveying the building, creating 3D model sketches and more.[2]

Due to the 2009 financial downturn, Hackney Borough Council had to remove funding for the re-opening of the baths. The Haggerston baths campaign restarted efforts to find financial backing and public support in an effort to re-open the historic East End pool. [3]

As of January 2023 it appears that any restoration of the building will no longer include restoring the swimming baths.[4][5][6]

## See also

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* Haggerston
* Dulwich Baths
* Camberwell Baths

Segregated entrances

## References

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1. ^ Gordon, Ian; Inglis, Simon (2009), Great lengths: the historic indoor swimming pools of Britain, English Heritage, pp. 126–129, ISBN 978-1-905624-52-2
2. ^ "Michael Gallie's involvement with Haggerston Baths".
3. ^ Jun 2009 15:50:58:487 Cash for historic baths—what the Edwardians did for us Peter Sherlock 25 June 2009 (Hackney Gazette) accessed 27 June 2009[dead link]
4. ^ Haggerston Baths [Hackney Council] website: https://hackney.gov.uk/haggerston-baths Retrieved 10th January 2023
5. ^ Haggerston Baths Consultation document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ADEydduFz4FQYIGe_yjAUQa2gQHclxNc/view Retrieved 10th January 2023
6. ^ Squire and Partners image gallery: https://squireandpartners.com/architecture/haggerston-baths/ Retrieved 12th January 2023

## External links

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* Media related to Haggerston Baths at Wikimedia Commons