Poplar Baths

Poplar Baths

Poplar Baths in the East End of London is a derelict site today. In the past it was thriving. Not only did people come to swim, they also came to dance (covering the swimming pool with a temporary floor).

Poplar Baths opened in 1852 from the statues of the Baths & Wash Houses Acts. It was rebuilt in 1933. East India Hall was often "floored over" and then used as "a theatre (capacity 1,400), dance hall, exhibition room and sports hall".

Finally closed to the public in 1988, a bid to re-open the baths has been put together by The Environment Trust, Swan Housing Group and the Poplar Baths Steering Group.

It has been a listed building (Grade 2) since 2001.

External links

* [http://www.poplarbaths.com/ http://www.poplarbaths.com/]
* [http://www.londonpoolscampaign.com/pools/poplar London Pools Campaign]
* [http://www.derelictlondon.com/pools.htm Derelict London Pools and Baths]
* [http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/templates/news/detail.cfm?newsid=4233 Baths Set to Re-open] from The London Borough of Tower Hamlets


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