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Gala Pool, Moseley Road Baths, Birmingham

In around 1891, the area of Balsall Heath was absorbed into Birmingham, and the residents were promised a swimming baths and free library. Building began soon after, with the adjoining library opening in 1895. Due to issues boring a well, the Moseley Road Baths opened later, in 1907, and today remains the oldest of only three Grade II* listed swimming baths still operating in Britain. The building is of great historical importance: it holds the only complete set of pre-war ‘slipper’ baths in the UK, the original cast iron water storage tank holding 45,000 gallons, and possibly the only steam-heated drying racks left in a swimming baths in Britain.

The Moseley Road Baths have been at the heart of community activity for over one hundred years – even serving as a makeshift hospital in World War II - and remain in service for swimming, a ‘window on a lifestyle that was common to millions of Britons at the turn of the 19th century’. However, lack of funding has seen the beautiful Gala pool and slipper baths closed to the public, with only the smaller pool operational. It is now under threat of closure by the council in January 2016, and possible redevelopment if funding cannot be found to help restore it.

If you would like to donate or get involved with the campaign to save the Moseley Road Baths, please contact Friends of Moseley Road Baths at contact@friendsofmrb.co.uk, or visit www.moseleyroadbaths.co.uk for more information about this beautiful building.

Taken on: December 12, 2014

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Camera:	Sony ILCE-7R
Lens:	17mm F4
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	5
Focal Length:	17mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	+1.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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