World of Chig   

30.10.07
100 years old today



It's not every day you go to a one hundredth birthday party. It's not often you go to a birthday party for a building either, but that's what Chig is doing this afternoon. Our local swimming baths, Moseley Road Baths in Balsall Heath, are 100 years old today. They were opened by the mayor on 30th October 1907, so today the current mayor of Birmingham is retracing the route taken by his predecessor and walking from Birmingham city centre, out to Balsall Heath. We'll be joining in. Then we'll be going to an afternoon tea dance opposite the pool.





This magnificent Edwardian building needs millions of pounds spent on it, because Birmingham City Council has neglected the basic structure for years. However, they are considering closing it instead, which just cannot be allowed to happen. Today's centenary celebrations are just the beginning of a year of events to raise the building's profile and hopefully save this local legacy.



Links:

The Victorian Society includes Moseley Road Baths in its list of the country's ten most endangered buildings, published earlier this month.

Friends of Moseley Road Baths - MySpace profile.

Friends of Moseley Road Baths - facebook group.

Moseley Road Baths on Wikipedia.

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