Monument record 10997 - Water Tower Baths

A public baths is recorded at the north west corner of the City Walls near the Water Tower on late 19th century maps. It appears to replace an earlier cotton works associated with the Shropshire Union Canal. The Baths consisted of a squarish structure containing the baths themselves and a secondary structure to the east. (1) It had been demolished by the start of the 20th century. (3)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<4> Thomas, T, c.1853, Plan of the City and Liberties of Chester with Recent Additional Buildings (Maps and Plans). SCH6515.