Victoria Baths is a Grade II* listed building, situated in the Chorlton-upon-Medlock area of Manchester. The Baths opened to the public in 1906 and were used for most of the 20th Century before falling into disrepair. In 2003 the baths won the BBC Restoration programme, securing funding to start the difficult process of bringing them back to their former glory.

The baths aren’t too far from where I live and I’d always wanted to visit them, so the open day yesterday seemed like a good opportunity for a bit of architectural photography. There was also a vintage fair on, so I reckoned there should be something interesting to shoot.

The baths themselves are beautiful but obviously still far from finished. There are three (empty) pools, turkish baths and various other rooms to wander around and explore. The hope is that one day they’ll be able to refill the…