Exploring an Abandoned Swimming Baths: Art Deco Paradise

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In today's video, we explore an abandoned swimming baths in England with beautiful, Art Deco architecture dating back to the 1930s. After closing a few months ago, the building is in an immaculate state protected by internal and external cameras, and security.
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@ToniTerrier 2 месяца назад

Such a shame these beautiful places are replaced by modern monstrosities that have 0 longevity and end up knocked down within decades of opening.

@callumengland198 Месяц назад

That's because it costs money to keep them open and a of company's can't be bothered to look afther old buildings because all they care about is money and them selves

@richardjohn7991 2 месяца назад

What a shame.We need old places like that.To be restored. Everything is about money nowadays. Thanks for showing us.👍

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

No worries, it's a shame that it doesn't happen like that

@Sarah_270 Месяц назад

Councils are so corrupt. They'd rather these places fall to ruin than spend the money on refurbishing. Thank you guys for recording these amazing structures that should be cherished.

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

No problem - glad you enjoy our content

@RobertWilletts-yk1yv Месяц назад

Dudley council is the most corrupt.

@RobertWilletts-yk1yv Месяц назад

Just look at Dudley council and what they did to the art deco Dudley hippodrome theatre if they'd had any vision they would have restored it and made some other use for it, their leader is Patrick Harley who believes in his own lies.

@Gooner184 Месяц назад

Has nothing to do with corruption, don't know if you've noticed but none of them have any money. You can thank 14 years of catastrophic Tory austerity for that!

@steviehypa732 2 месяца назад

I remember swimming there when I was younger. Me and my mates would save up to go. I would always buy a ruffle bar from the vending machine sit on the wall outside and eat it. I hope they don’t demolish it would be a shame. The video brought a smile to my face, thanks guys 🫡

@KatsCats2619 Месяц назад

Happy memories😊you can still buy ruffle bars I used to get poppets from the vending machine when I was a kid😊

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Glad we could do that for you. Best wishes

@deniseshephard3347 14 дней назад

It breaks my heart that these places are left to ruin thank you for showing us what we wouldn’t of been able to see it took guts and courage so once again thank you

@ladytron1724 2 месяца назад

Beautiful Art Deco 💚💚💚💚💚💚

@suzycat2026 2 месяца назад

Great film you fearless guys.😊 Yes, this place is very similar to the Bon Accord baths in Aberdeen. Really nice features; the colours, those glass doors, the shape of the building. Twould be really sad for it to be demolished. 😢 Still in really good condition. Many of our public swimming baths have been closed due to the £energy crisis, or so they say. To be building a new leisure centre, while this lies abandoned feels like a crime.

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Lots of similarities, especially the roof! I completely agree, but people opt for efficiency rather than architecture nowadays

@patriciastanley3238 Месяц назад

I am surprised the original part of the building is not Listed it is is Beautiful. The elegance of art deco, astounding!

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

It absolutely should be!

@RobertWilletts-yk1yv Месяц назад

It is grade 2 listed.

@Alden-zq1nu Месяц назад

Great to know that some of the next generation appreciate the craft that went into such spaces. It gives me hope. Well done.

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

@OLIFAB 2 месяца назад

Fantastic explore as always! Lovely architecture! Lucky escape lol

@chrisfulthorpe7006 Месяц назад

Beautiful! i am a lover of anything Art Deco! Please god they repurpose the building and dont demolish it! We need to keep as much of our heritage as is possibly human to do. Also the music that you guys use when documenting these lovely buildings really magnifies the profound sadness i feel when i see them abandoned like this, keep up the great work!

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Thank you, we love Art Deco too, it's tragic that so much is forgotten

@bobmcdermott9535 Месяц назад

What a magnificent building.

@KindredPhantom 4 дня назад

Smethwick swimming centre for those like me who are curious to where this place is. According to a news article from March last year a community group called the people's orchestra hope to acquire the building and use it for concerts.

@markwebster243 2 месяца назад

Wow that council has no idea the damage of loosing such a beautiful building like we have in Aberdeen 😢

@richardhaynes3925 Месяц назад

At this place my mother watched The Beatles and The Stones; it was here i learnt to swim; and so many memories of competitions for school and uniform groups. It is a tragic loss to the area.

@jayneshorter5418 17 дней назад

Hi loved this pool I used to take my boy their when he was a baby he’s now 22 it’s so sad they shut down due to lack by of council funding and have built a new leisure complex few miles away 😢

@kellymctighe8323 Месяц назад

Beautiful building.. I spend my Wednesday’s in a swimming pool that’s over 100 years old ..love it 🤩

@daffyduk77 22 дня назад

Great location, thanks for sharing

@johnedwards230 Месяц назад

This is the issue, whats the point in listing buildings if there is nothing to guarantee its maintenance or survival as a working building. Stunning place, absolute tragedy this has been closed

@RobertWilletts-yk1yv Месяц назад

Thanks to the commonwealth games in Birmingham, they actually dug a public park up to build that new Aquatic centre in Smethwick west Midlands for the games in Birmingham.

@RHBRoberts 2 месяца назад

The great escape! Lovely vid guys, thank you for uploading.

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

No problem

@mmatejka01 2 месяца назад

Great job guys. So glad you are documenting these as always. No one else is. Historians love your work.

@Fran_SG 2 месяца назад

Very very very cool!!!

@frasermathers2287 Месяц назад

Thanks Alistair for another fantastic explore. Really love this era for its architecture and style and it would be a real shame for this to be lost for ever. With regards to the Aberdeen Bon Accord Baths which you explored before, they are in the process of restoring the baths and hope to reopen in the near future as a community operated venture supported by Aberdeen Council

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

No problem, if it worked at Bon Accord, in a much worse state than this baths, it could happen here too!

@susanrice3166 Месяц назад

Such a stunning architectural building. Thanks for the video! Fabulous ❤

@catsandcrafts171 Месяц назад

I love this style! I also love how respectful you are, you leave no trace, and simply look and document what you see. Sad that you have to 'break in' to these places, but it would be vandalised in no time if there wasn't this level of security. Very sad. Hope the building is repurposed as something public and not apartments as usual, that break up the interior features and stops anyone seeing the whole vision ever again. Great work, lads!

@eman31683 2 месяца назад

I always enjoy your videos! Look forward to the next one! From USA to you, we appreciate your content and enjoy the architecture

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Thanks for the support

@paulguise698 Месяц назад

Hiya Alistair, My arse fell right out when the police and security arrived, but I'm glad you got out, before you got pinched, I enjoy the excitement of these explores you and your friends do, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

@nataliesmith303 Месяц назад

Such a fab looking building inside and out 😊

@stephaniemcquillan1930 2 месяца назад

Very interesting place. I love historical buildings, especially ones such as this with so many original features intact. It’s terrible to shut them down or modernise them or turn them into something else. Who is going to look back on the modern buildings of today in the future? These old buildings were built to last. Great explore!

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Precisely this

@metalman4141 2 месяца назад

Let’s do what we always do and demolish it for Aldi, Lidl, car park

@RobertWilletts-yk1yv Месяц назад

Or some vanity project.

@gavinburnett5641 2 месяца назад

Good explore gents. The escape at the end got my pulse up a bit!

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Mine too!

@Kainemitchellbmx 2 месяца назад

The pool was always absolutely freezing here , an before it closed it had the net over the pool catching droppings 😂 good video lads

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

It seems that closure was on the cards for a while..

@benlambley7171 2 месяца назад

Brilliant explore and escape lads lol lovely building I love art deco

@lido6457 Месяц назад

We have lost all this beautiful architecture 😞

@michaelbarlow3686 Месяц назад

Another amazing video guys you are my fav channel and I love Art Deco We had 2 nice baths in Reading Arthur Hill which has been covered by another urbex and Kings Meadow. Thanks for all your hard work and dedicated explores

@tickledcobweb8764 Месяц назад

Wow what a wonderful building and pool

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

She's gorgeous

@lizziebissell2368 Месяц назад

first pool to have a pool rules sign and the architecture is based on an aviation room 🔥

@Andy-From-England 2 месяца назад

Cool baths

@michelleshaw337 2 месяца назад

Old aquatic facilities eventually will develop problems with the plumbing for circulating the pool. If the circulating pipes are not accessible underneath the pool basin, eventually they will corrode to a point where they can’t be remediated. Looking at the drains in that pool, it probably has inadequate water recirculation to meet modern day requirements.

@sassysue6472 Месяц назад

Absolutely stunning architecture. The art deco of the 20’s and 30’s is so beautiful. And it is art. Well built and lasts for decades. It gives that community vibe-how sad it’s been abandoned. And the history that’s left behind as well. Just wrong!

@pauloconnor2980 2 месяца назад

Ollie has a flash jam-jar!!!!!

@Sharon-marie Месяц назад

Love the 1930s decor

@lukasg5922 2 месяца назад

Remember i used to do swimming here late last crazy to see it empty such a shame hope it has a good future

@JP_TaVeryMuch 2 месяца назад

3:45 Didn't feel like signing the security guard's visitors logbook then‽

@tamarahenderson5241 Месяц назад

Love

@bettygrant9787 Месяц назад

So similar to the Bon Accord pool that you did previously, where I learned to swim as a kid. Maybe this place can learn from what they're doing in Aberdeen. Beautiful places going to waste.

@KevinJones-ye3vw 2 месяца назад

Loved the video lads . However no way would i trust those old Crittall windows you used entering the place . please stay safe . Beautiful building though

@petrolhead28 Месяц назад

A quarter of a century of cuts and here were are in broken britain

@Fred-Alpine 2 месяца назад

This is so similar to the top floor of the Sackville Street building in Manchester City centre!

@PRFunkSelective 2 месяца назад

Sad that they couldn't build a floor over the pool and use it as a community hub. That would've been a better outcome.

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Would have been a great idea.. anything in fact to keep it from this

@karllangeveld6449 Месяц назад

Nice explore again! Lovely building. I like the escape plan, ‘meet you in front of the building’ and then leaving at the back. 😂I wonder how many times you can pull off that trick. Thanks.

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Shhh they'll start to realise!

@Goodtimes2021 2 месяца назад

R.I.P the greatest baths ever

@user-ih6vs3eg3o Месяц назад

Art deco really was the peak of design in history it was all about the ancient mixed with the new yet it was subtle and streamlined even today it’s still modern. Anything post modern is an abomination!

@UQRXD Месяц назад

11:13 I like the round windows on the door. I bet people had very much fun in this place.

@olegphilonenco6486 Месяц назад

Как-будто не заброшено

@hdns6678 15 дней назад

this looks like the mounts baths in Northampton but mounts isn't abandoned

@martinbuckley260 Месяц назад

You are not wearing your seatbelt @ 17:39 🤣

@jason22spurs Месяц назад

Beautiful place !!

@MaikoTag 2 месяца назад

any tips for dealing with police? i do urbex but im scared about the reprecussions. are they bad?

@Urbandoned Месяц назад

Just stay calm, know your rights and explain clearly what you are doing. It might seem tense initially, but once you address that you haven't committed a crime, they will likely let you go. It only becomes bad when a grumpy owner/security guard is involved