We’ve done it!
The Moseley Road Baths team has secured full funding for Phase 2 restoration with £9.27m Heritage Fund grant We’re absolutely delighted to share that the Phase 2 restoration of Moseley Road Baths is fully funded, following a £9,272,950 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and with huge thanks to National Lottery players. The award […]
A brick appreciation post!
We wanted to take a moment to celebrate one of the most recognisable features of MRB… our beautiful and vibrant glazed brickwork. (Whatever you do, don’t call them tiles!) The bricks, made by the Stourbridge Glazed Brick Company, come in ivory, green, turquoise blue and cream, and give the interior of the Baths its distinctive […]
Diving In Update
We have hit a milestone in the construction at Moseley Road Baths! We are very excited to announce that Galliford Try have been appointed as our main contractor, whose job it will be to deliver all phase 1 building works between now and 2027. The project has spent the last few months working on preparing […]
Exciting project update!
We are excited to say that we have appointed Galliford Try, a UK based construction company, to work with us over the next few months to determine how we will continue the next stage of the Diving In project. We look forward to welcoming them on site as works to erect scaffold, stop the leaks […]
Behind the Scenes
Although everything seems quiet at Moseley Road Baths, we thought we’d share some of the work that has been taking place! Demolition of some of the partitions in the men’s 2nd class slipper baths means that this area can become a cafe and small events space when the building reopens. The unsightly more modern showers […]
The Hoarding is up!
After a hard week of work Hoard-It has finished the hoarding outside of MRB! The hoarding is there to keep you all safely away from the construction taking place and keeps the building extra secure. The boards will not stay empty for long as we have some great ideas up our sleeves! Why not share your […]
Print and Matter x Balsall Heath Library
In April 2023, Moseley Road Baths reached out to Print and Matter, marking the start of an inspiring collaboration. Print and Matter is an innovative project, started by Sofia Niazi from One of my Kind (OOMK), that offers public workshops and a free art school opportunity. Each series explores a unique theme and allows participants […]
An illustrated timeline of Moseley Road Baths
Previous slide Next slide Moseley Road Baths is over 100 years old! Over those 100 years, 1000s of people have swum, bathed, worked, and socialised in the building. There is a lot of history held within the walls, so we have put together an illustrated timeline.
Diving In
As this phase of our Diving In project comes to a close, let’s take a look back at what we have achieved so far.
The Young Curators: Nicole Gilmore
In 2023, six fantastic early-career creatives took part in a paid development programme and brought a fresh perspective to the heritage of Moseley Road Bath’s with a brand-new digital experience The final outcome of the project was an innovative podcast called Bathcasts. In each episode, comedian Rachel Baker interviews someone connected to Moseley Road Baths […]
