‘Endangered’ Salford building to be repurposed into housing project

An ‘endangered’ Salford building in Greengate is set to be repurposed into a new housing project. 

The Grade II listed structure has stood in Salford since opening its doors on August 27 1856, but will receive a new lease of life.

The iconic structure, formally the Collier Street Baths in Greengate, will be transformed into three apartment building comprising of over 1,500 flats.

The bath house that was known to be an immediate success during the Victorian era was even considered one of the finest pools in the country.

The original structure cost a whopping £12,431 at the time, featured two swimming pools for male customers and each pool has 24 separate ‘dressing places’.

Women were also accommodated through private (slipper) baths, five for first class customers and seven for second class.

The men also had further 38 private (slipper) baths, 19 for first class customers and 19 for second class.

Laundry facilities further accommodated up to 40 washers in a washing room.

However, with the structure nearly 160 years old, the functionality as a bathhouse will not be restored.

The Victorian Society included the Collier Street Baths on its most endangered buildings list after years of it being forgotten and left derelict.

The building is currently in the works of being repurposed to be a part of “a new and vibrant neighbourhood located in Greengate”.

Property developer Renaker are in the process of constructing ‘Colliers Yard’.

The new developed neighbourhood will consist of three apartment towers, a square for businesses, and a park that will open up to reframe Collier Street Baths, a Grade II listed building.

And with the development of the neighbourhood, Renaker have shared that it will “comprise a total of 1521 exceptional new homes across three carefully curated towers each with detailed brick podiums, ranging from 41-51 storeys high.”

They continued: “Colliers Yard will have over 40,000 sq ft of commercial space, and will be home to local, independent restaurants, cafes, bars and shops.”

The developments however, will hope to maintain the history and the heritage of the location but offer a new exciting residential place in the area.