Bartholomew's Baths in Sansome Walk were built in 1852,
and opened in 1853 by Mr F. T. Barber (see the 1886 OS map extract
on the left). For many years the building housed Worcester's
only swimming pool. It was run by the Park family until 1971
and then taken over by the City Council. The original complex
was demolished and in 1972 the City Swimming pool was built
on the same site. This was built further off the road than the
original site leaving the first swimming pool open as a sunken
garden.
