Description

The following building shall be added:-

CLIFDEN ROAD
TQ 1777 NE
(south side)
14/230 Brentford Baths
II GV

Public baths. 1895-6 by T Nowell Parr (District Surveyor) for Brentford Urban
District Council, builder J Barnes; later additions and alterations. Entrance
elevation and right return block of red brick in Flemish bond with ashlar
dressings; otherwise stock brick in Flemish bond with red brick dressings.
Welsh slate roofs. Red brick chimneys. Plinth with roll-moulded coping.
Entrance elevation: one storey; 4 bays, progressively stepped forward (from
left) and having door, window, door, window, the entrance bays narrower. The
doors are in internal porches which have ashlar architraves with imposts and
keyed archivolts with ashlar panels over (now cemented) and, inside, half-glazed
panelled double doors with overlights which have wooden mullions and transoms
and leaded, coloured, glazing. The windows are of 3 lights, the central lights
taller and with keyed round arches, and have glazing bars; coloured, leaded,
glass to overlights of side-lights; corniced ashlar architraves with capitalled
pilasters and central pediments inscribed 'PUBLIC' 'BATHS'. Below each window
the pilasters descend to plinth and flank central foundation and opening date-
stones. Gabled roofs run back behind window bays and have ridge louvres broken
by chimneys. Set back at centre is tall pediment of pool roof which has lunette
with glazing bars. Set back on left is gabled boiler house with small-pane
oculus, stepped eaves, glazed ridge louvre, and to rear left the tapering square
chimney which has an arched recess to each side. Right return: 2-storey, 4-bay
block, believed to be former council committee rooms, projects on right. Its
left bay has wide, raised, elliptical archway to internal porch, with later
door. Bay 3 projects slightly and has half-glazed door and fanlight in keyed
archivolt. 2-light small-pane windows in pilastered architraves with cornices
to ground floor. On first floor, windows alternately set below segmental
pediments and finialled gables. Interior: original doors with leaded coloured
glass; womens slipper baths, to front right, retain 2 baths; superintendant's
office, committee room (to centre front) has original fireplace with decorative
tile surround; plainer fireplace, cupboards and drawers to ticket office
behind. Pool extended at deep end, with original rear wall broken through;
original wooden gallery to each side; braced steel trusses. Mens slipper baths
converted to gymnasium. Former laundry to rear left. Former council office
block has decorative cornices and plaster ceilings.

Listing NGR: TQ1765977790

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Brentford Baths at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15978917

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