Inquiry ordered to help decide future of baths left to decay
The money will include urgent roof repairs aimed at preventing further deterioration to the swimming pool and Turkish bath, which was also once used as a music venue and hosted an early Beatles concert.
Historic England has told the council that detailed investigations were needed to understand the level of corrosion to the steel frame over the pool hall. Work will start in the next few days.
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Hide AdPeter Dale, Doncaster’s regeneration director, said: “The repairs we plan to carry out will prevent the building from deteriorating further and the detailed investigations will uncover the true state of the problems faced by the building.”
The council, which closed the baths on safety grounds over what it called “sustained structural damage”, warned that it may consider an application to remove it from the preserved buildings list should the investigation find refurbishment or other options “unviable”.