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Latitude: 53.7195 / 53°43'10"N
Longitude: -1.8708 / 1°52'14"W
OS Eastings: 408625
OS Northings: 424791
OS Grid: SE086247
Mapcode National: GBR HTCF.SD
Mapcode Global: WHC9M.7RDY
Plus Code: 9C5WP49H+QM
Entry Name: Public Baths
Listing Date: 3 February 1994
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1271793
English Heritage Legacy ID: 453220
ID on this website: 101271793
Location: King Cross, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX1
County: Calderdale
Electoral Ward/Division: Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Halifax
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Halifax Holy Trinity and St Judes
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Public bath
PARK ROAD
SE 0824 NE
679-/18/10052
(West side)
Public Baths
II
Public baths. 1859. Engineer Geo Wilson Stevens, possibly designed by Paxton and
Stokes. Donated by the Crossley family. Coursed stone with ashlar dressings, slate roofs
and a single tall ashlar chimney stack. Classical Revival style. Ground floor is articulated
with pairs of Doric pilasters which stand on a rusticated base, and support a full
entablature. The upper floor is articulated with slightly projecting piers with panels above
the pilasters, and above a moulded cornice. The main, east front-has 13 bays arranged
7:3:2. The projecting 2 storey 3 window section has 3 round headed windows with
moulded eared and shouldered surrounds. Above 3 plain sashes in similar flat headed
surrounds. To the left the single storey facade has a doorway in a round headed similar
surround with double doors and a plain fanlight, eitherside are single Ionic columns. The
6 bays beyond each have a blind window with a similar flat headed surround. To the
right 2 similar bays, the first with an inserted C20 entrance, the other with a similar blind
window. At the corner a similar curved and canted bay, and beyond on the north front
a similar bay. The projecting north end of the 2 storey pool block beyond has a central
bay with single curved side bays, all with similar fenestration, though the central blind
opening contains a commemorative marble plaque. The upper floor has no windows, and
the centre is decorated with a coat-of-arms inscribed PUBLIC BATHS, AD 1859. The
south front has 5 bays arrange 3:2. The 2 bay single storey section to the right has 2
narrow blind windows with similar surrounds, and to the left the 2 storey section has 2
similar very narrow windows and a blocked doorway. The upper floor has no windows.
The baths are lit by set back clerestorey windows. This important early example of a
public baths was given by the Crossley family to the people of Halifax, like the
neighbouring People's Park.
Listing NGR: SE0862524791
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