Report - Gibson Street Swimming Baths and Wash House, Newcastle - November 2022

[explorewithme]

This explore was a unexpected last minute tip off and so we went and unfortunately it was dark but had to do it as it was a rish going back and the door might have been locked,

Gibson Street Baths were opened in April 1907. The municipal washhouse and baths were located on the corner of Gibson Street and New Bridge Street in Newcastle. The building was designed by F.H. Halford. The baths had separate men's and women's entrances and the building is notable for its ornate tiles and glazed, domed roof. It was one of the earliest public swimming baths in Britain.
The swimming pool is hidden beneath floorboards in the 5,220 sq ft main hall, which is capped by a glazed, domed ceiling.
the building had been used by a badminton club that laid courts over the former pool but closed its doors in the 90s never to re-open.

 

[Speed]

Looks amazing. We were only saying the other day you never see anything and good from Newcastle anymore but i bet its there.. and it is.

 

[explorewithme]

Looks amazing. We were only saying the other day you never see anything and good from Newcastle anymore but i bet its there.. and it is.

Yeah there is places, but its finding them really, and this place was locked the following day as i did want to go back and do it in day light, are ou from the north east.

 

[Brassneck]

Great stuff, good to see inside! Remember looking around it and taking a photo of the outside when I was last in Newcastle, alas I didn’t manage to go in. Glad to see it holds some nice details left to see.

 

[dweeb]

That's amazing.
Tilework looks the best to have come up for some time. Great report!

 

[albino-jay]

Yeah that looks great. Nice job

 

[Berserker]

Looks great this one!

 

[explorewithme]

Looks great this one!

It was a good explore, but would of been better in day light.

 

[GRONK]

Loving the old pop cans, found loads like this inside a cavity wall at work once.

 

[explorewithme]

Loving the old pop cans, found loads like this inside a cavity wall at work once.

Yeah i loved them when i seen them sure they from around the 70s 80s maybe.

 

[explorewithme]

Loving the old pop cans, found loads like this inside a cavity wall at work once.

any idea why this message comes up when pressing on profiles, You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action.

 

[GRONK]

any idea why this message comes up when pressing on profiles, You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action.

It’ll probably be because you’re still on a newbie profile, once the bit below your name changed to ‘full member’ you should be able to see profiles.

 

[explorewithme]

It’ll probably be because you’re still on a newbie profile, once the bot below your name changed to ‘full member’ you should be able to see profiles.

Yeah i see now my old profile i was but i couldnt delete it, had my reasons for doing it :-/