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	Victoria Baths, Manchester's Water Palace: 360 Spin - 360° x 360° virtual tour photography, ipix virtual tours ...
		However, the poor of inner city Manchester were not, so in 1898 the plans for Victoria Baths were announced.
		Indeed when the baths opened very few of the houses in the area had bathrooms, so the slipper baths or wash-baths were a vital amenity, providing the opportunity for a real bath.
		The corporation realised that prevention was better than cure, and offering the working people of Manchester a ‘real bath’ went some way towards promoting good health and helping to fight disease, although some who used the baths as children recall being scrubbed raw by attendants before they were allowed in the swimming pool.
	www.360spin.co.uk /portfolio/victoria_baths_stairs.htm (564 words)

	Victoria Baths Manchester and the BBC Restoration Appeal
		They were created by Manchester Corporation as part of a general move to improve the health and well being of the ordinary people of Manchester, and they operated as public swimming pools, wash baths, Turkish Bath and a public hall from 1906 and sports hall from the mid-1980s until its untimely closure in 1993.
		An application to the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore Victoria Baths as a Healthy Living Centre was rejected, but the Trust is continuing to pursue a viable plan for the restoration of the building in partnership with Manchester City Council and English Heritage.
		Victoria Baths is open to visitors on the first Sunday of every month until October 5th 2003 - for opening times thereafter, please check the Official website to verify that times.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /buildings/victoria-baths.html (1388 words)

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		The Victoria Baths Trust has been working hard ever since the Restoration win to carry out the work which is needed to prepare for the restoration of the Turkish Baths and to develop a plan for the remainder of the building.
		No-one wants to see the restoration limited to the Turkish Baths, and a key part of the current phase of project planning work is a market study to determine a viable proposal for the restoration of the rest of the building.
		Each artist will take Victoria Baths as the starting point for their piece and the work will be shown in a public exhibition at the Baths in September.
	www.austinsmithlord.com /npressreleasesbase.asp?pressid=32 (809 words)

	BBC Manchester - My... Victoria Baths
		Manchester's Victoria Baths is one of 30 at-risk buildings fighting for the public's vote in the BBCs Restoration programme on air in August.
		Victoria Baths, elegant, dripping with ornate stone work, standing proud against the march of time all around it; the 1970s Slum Clearance of Plymouth Grove, the enormous Norweb building next door.
		Victoria Baths was built between 1903 and 1906, at huge cost.
	www.bbc.co.uk /manchester/my/baths/victoria_baths.shtml (625 words)

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		Victoria Baths (Manchester) The Victoria Baths in Turkish Baths.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/baths.html (109 words)

	Victoria Baths - News
		Victoria Baths was delighted to welcome 60 Barclays employees to the building on Thursday 4th November 2004.
		Victoria Baths: Manchester's Water Palace tells the story of the building of the Baths and its use over the years.
		Victoria Baths was represented on the programme by project manager Gill Wright and channel swimmer Sunny Lowry.
	www.victoriabaths.org.uk /news.htm (1206 words)

	Victoria Baths - Review - Unsure future for unsung hero
		Victoria Baths is nearly a century old and served people for 87 years.
		The Turkish baths at Victoria Baths has three hot rooms, the first hot room; the Tepidarium is the first of the three levels of rising heat.
		Manchester City Council decided to close the Baths in 1993 because the cost of the repairs greatly outweighed the money they were making.
	travel.ciao.co.uk /Victoria_Baths__Review_5419192?... (1779 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Manchester \| Baths need £2.5m for restoration
		Manchester's Victoria Baths were promised around £3.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Manchester Council, the Restoration Fund, and English Heritage.
		An original bid was put forward to renovate the Turkish baths at an estimated cost of £3.5m, leaving the rest of the complex to be renovated if and when funding became available.
		The baths were built for the poor of inner Manchester between 1903 and 1906.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/manchester/3546616.stm (463 words)

	EWM: Victoria Baths 2003
		THE ORNATE FACADE OF THE VICTORIA BATHS overlooks Hathersage Road, formerly High Street at the southern end of the once well-known district of Chorlton-on-Medlock, close to Rusholme, Longsight and Victoria Park.
		Thanks to the efforts of the Friends of the Victoria Baths, the floors are now clean, the shell has been made secure and the birds have been permanently excluded.
		THE CLOCK of the Victoria Baths are frozen at five minutes to five.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /ewm/001ewm/038_vicbaths (973 words)

	TheTurkishBaths
		The baths were closed in 1993 despite a vigorous public campaign which, though unsuccessful in stopping the closure, led to the formation of the Friends of Victoria Baths and the Victoria Baths Trust, both of which continue to campaign for the re-opening of the baths as part of a Healthy Living Centre for Central Manchester.
		Bathing in the house was done in a portable tin tub by an open fire, with the water heated on the range in kettles.
		Those who luxuriate in bathing will find ample means for their gratification in the various baths with which the metropolis abounds; of which, after a statement of the usual charges, a catalogue is subjoined.
	sas.planetthesims.gamespy.com /CulturalHF/TheTurkishBaths/TheTurkishBaths.htm (8442 words)

	EWM: Victoria Baths 1998 and 2001
		The closure of the baths in 1993 speaks volumes about the state of affairs in Manchester during the final decades of the century.
		VICTORIA BATHS CAMPAIGNERS fly from Manchester to London to attend the final of Restoration.
		EWM SAYS:The Victoria Baths is not just a superb piece of architecture, a symbol of civic pride and an important part of the history of Manchester - It is a lifeline for people from this area and beyond.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /ewm/001ewm/038_vicbaths/index2.html (940 words)

	Networking Newsletter (Issue 48): Victory for Victoria Baths? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Baths are being featured in BBC2's " Restoration " programme - a "Fame Academy" for listed buildings where the public can vote for which should receive £2 million prize money towards its restoration.
		If Victoria Baths wins the BBC vote, money will be avail to restore and re-open the Turkish Baths - a first step, they hope, towards restoring the whole building.
		Victoria Baths is well loved by the thousands of people who have used it over the years.
	www.networkingnewsletter.org.uk /48/baths.html (291 words)

	News \| Telegraph
		The Victoria Baths Trust, a charity involving people who have fought to save the baths since they closed 13 years ago, fears that being on the show raised unrealistic expectations of an "instant makeover".
		The Victoria Baths Trust hopes that one of the swimming pools will be reopened as part of the plan, although Manchester city council, which owns the building, is less keen because it is only a mile from the Commonwealth Aquatic Centre.
		The Victoria Baths Trust, the city council, the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage Fund and the Restoration Fund are all represented on a steering group.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/10/nrestor10.xml (740 words)

	Victorian baths saved by cult TV show still in ruins Independent on Sunday, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The derelict Victoria Baths in Manchester beat off competition from historic monuments and mansions to scoop a prize of pounds 3.5m and the chance of a return to its former municipal glory.
		But one year on, the Victoria Baths are yet to see the start of work after a series of bureaucratic delays, it has emerged.
		Visitors to the baths, which once boasted three pools, a Turkish bath and an art nouveau interior with stained glass and tiles, are so baffled by the lack of action that the BBC is preparing information packs to explain the delay.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_200408/ai_n12758774 (679 words)

	Victoria Baths Manchester: Panoramic virtual tour photography, ipix virtual tours - uk
		Victoria Baths Manchester: Panoramic virtual tour photography, ipix virtual tours - uk
		"The Victoria Baths in Manchester are absolutely worth restoring because they are unique.
		For the best results, we recommend you upgrade your browser to at least Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 on MAC OS This provides the best support for the Java programming language used for our tours with full features.
	www.360spin.co.uk /portfolio/victoria_baths_manchester_index.htm (478 words)

	Asians urged join City baths battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Victoria Baths built at the turn of last century stand in the heart of the inner-City Asian community.
		The baths, designed by Edwardian City Architect Henry Price, won the North West heat of the BBC 2 programme 'Restoration' and now has a chance to win the national title and the money on 14 September when a viewers' vote will decide the issue.
		Chandan Coverly is the chairwoman of the Friend of Victoria Baths and she believes the Asian community has a particular reason to throw their weight behind the campaign.
	www.theasiannews.co.uk /news/index/853.html (584 words)

	BBC Inside Out - Manchester's Victoria Baths
		Named after the great Queen who’d recently died, Victoria Baths were the jewel in the Crown of Manchester Corporation’s Baths and Wash House Committee.
		They have set up Friends of Victoria Baths, a campaign group trying to re-open the baths.
		In a bid to raise awareness for their cause and introduce people to the splendour of the building, The Friends of Victoria Baths are holding a public open day.
	www.bbc.co.uk /insideout/northwest/series2/victoria_baths_swimming_manchester_water_palace.shtml (429 words)

	Encyclopedia: Victoria Baths (Manchester)
		The Victoria Baths in Manchester are a baths complex with a listed Edwardian swimming pool and Turkish Baths.
		Also known as Manchester's Water Palace the site was the winner of BBC2 's 2003 Restoration series.
		Local people have been working ever since the closure of the building in 1993 to save it for public use.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Victoria-Baths-(Manchester) (117 words)

	Networking Newsletter (Issue 49): Victory for Victorian Baths
		The baths won most public votes in the "Fame Academy" for historic buildings, landing itself a handy £3.5million.
		First work will be to bring the Turkish Baths back in to public use and, in the longer term, to open the main swimming pool.
		The Friends of Victoria Baths, knowing there will be "significant" ongoing costs, are hoping that Manchester City Council, who closed the complex in 1993, will re-consider subsidizing it as a business.
	www.networkingnewsletter.org.uk /49/baths.html (227 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Arts news \| Victorian baths win viewers' votes in TV poll
		However, at least the Victoria Baths is unlikely to take to drugs, split with its manager, release an exercise video or generate a gruesome former lover with a hot tale to sell to the tabloids.
		The still-ravishing shell of one of the most opulent public baths ever built was last night voted the winner of the Restoration television series, with almost 300,000 votes.
		The baths, in Manchester, closed ten years ago but there has since been a passionate local campaign to keep and restore them for public use.
	www.guardian.co.uk /arts/news/story/0,11711,1042292,00.html (388 words)

	Looking at Buildings: from the Pevsner Architectural Guides. An introduction to understanding and exploring the built ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		MANCHESTER is one of England’s great cities, outstanding for its combination of Victorian architecture and industrial heritage.
		Pre-19th century Manchester is recalled on the N side of the centre in the medieval buildings of the collegiate church (now the Cathedral) and little pockets of late 18th century buildings amongst the 19th century warehouses and 20th century offices.
		Cheetham and Strangeways, to the north, was the centre of the city’s 19th century Jewish community, and the area to the south-east in Chorlton-on-Medlock is largely the province of the academic quarter.
	www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk /default.asp?document=3.T (387 words)

	VICTORIAN TURKISH BATHS: England: Manchester: Chorlton-on-Medlock: Victoria Baths: Restoration - - - -
		William Anelay Ltd were on site at the Victoria Baths on 20 June 2006, along with specialist subcontractors Lightworks, to carry out investigative and trial works in preparation for Restoration Phase 1.
		As this is the first real restoration work at the Baths, there was a high level of press interest, and the work was featured on BBC North West and in the Manchester Evening News.
		We are also looking forward to enabling the public to continue to visit Victoria Baths whilst restoration work is underway.
	www.victorianturkishbath.org /0PIXMONTHLY/pix/0608Restore_w.htm (313 words)

	Manchester City Guide home
		In Manchester you can take in everything from state of the art galleries to museums exploring working class culture.
		Manchester Museum' Alchemy Artists are working with curators to produce a response to the Museum's collections and the way they are displayed.
		Manchester has changed rapidly as the city has undergone redevelopment.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /manchester/index.html?ixsid=2qETnrNJOvF (264 words)

	Society \| Edwardian water palace wins TV heritage prize
		They were almost dancing with joy in the dry deep end at Victoria Baths in Manchester yesterday, and the roof-top bell, not heard since Manchester city council closed the building in 1993, rang out in triumph at noon.
		Sunday's winnings will be spent on restoring to full working order the once sumptuous Turkish baths, where it is said many a Manchester business deal was done by cotton barons in towels.
		Tony Jones, heritage lottery fund regional manager for the north-west, said: "It is clear from the restoration programme that Victoria Baths has really captured the public's imagination.
	society.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4754411-110334,00.html (548 words)

	LetsFind Search Results for (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Victoria Day (Fête de la Reine) is a public holiday in Canada, celebrated on the Monday on or...
		Today is Victoria Day - which I believe is a public holiday in Canada.
		Victoria Baths in Manchester is a listed Edwardian swimming pool and Turkish Baths complex, closed since 1993 awaiting restoration.
	www.letsfind.co.uk /transform.php?Keywords=victoria+day (372 words)

	Press release July 06 Instructor who taught generations to swim retires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		John Lennon and Yoko Ono conducted their Bed In and Allen Bodgers attended an interview at Victoria Baths in Manchester and was appointed as a school swimming instructor by the City.
		Allen, 64, learnt to swim as a child in Manchester’s Victoria Baths on Hathersage Road, where he would go each Sunday with his family.
		Despite that flurry of excitement, Allen was keen to return to Manchester.
	www.manchester.gov.uk /news/2006/july/instructor.htm (456 words)

	Restoration rescues Victoria Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A total of 3.4 million pounds was raised to restore the winning building Victoria Baths in Manchester.
		In June 1902, Mr Henry Price was appointed the first City Architect and took on the responsibility of managing the Baths, which was known as 'one of the most splendid municipal bathing institutions in the country'.
		When the Lord Mayor opened the Baths in September 1906, he described it as a 'water palace' of which 'every citizen of Manchester was proud'.
	www.endemol.com /newsitem.xml?id=313 (648 words)

	Victoria Baths, Manchester - Manchester City Guide venues & listings
		The Victoria Baths, near Longsight in Manchester, were designed as a prestigious baths complex by Manchester's first City Architect, Henry Price, and opened by Manchester Corporation in 1906.
		In 2003 The Victoria Baths were the winners of the BBC's Restoration series.
		We hold an archive of material relating to the history of Victoria Baths, swimming in Manchester and some other historic pools.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /manchester/museum/AM19929.html (311 words)

	BATH TIME - COMMISSION FOR TRANSITION ART PROGRAMME AT VICTORIA BATHS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		THE WORKSHOP CALLED THE VICTORIA BATHS CHALLENGE TOOK PLACE ON 30 JUNE 2004 WITH 24 CHILDREN FROM PLYMOUTH GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN MANCHESTER.
		BATH TIME BRINGS TO LIFE FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT VICTORIA BATHS AND ITS HISTORY.
		ACCESS THE VICTORIA BATHS MEMORY ARCHIVE USING THE RANDOM MEMORY GENERATOR.
	www.ellieharrison.com /bathtimeintro.htm (161 words)

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