▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁compet itive ▁sw imming . ▁It ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁flo ored ▁over ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁months ▁and ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁hall . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁it ▁became ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁dan cing ▁ven ue . ▁ ▁Erd ington ▁Bath s ▁Mason ▁Road ▁in ▁Erd ington ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁site ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁bath s ▁by ▁the ▁committee . ▁On ▁the ▁site , ▁an ▁establishment ▁offering ▁a ▁sw imming ▁bath , ▁su ites ▁of ▁was hing ▁bath s ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁and ▁Turkish ▁bath s ▁was ▁constructed ▁and ▁opened ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁pool ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁flo ored ▁over ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁months , ▁however , ▁winter ▁sw imming ▁was ▁popular ▁at ▁the ▁facility ▁and ▁the ▁floor ▁was ▁not ▁added . ▁ ▁Spark hill ▁Bath s ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁a ▁scheme ▁to ▁construct ▁an ▁Un emp loy ed ▁Rel ief ▁Works ▁containing ▁bath s ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Spark hill ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁council , ▁however , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁sk illed ▁labour ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁demand ▁in ▁house ▁construction . ▁The ▁district ▁pressed ▁for ▁a ▁re cons ider ation ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁the ▁committee ▁decided ▁to ▁place ▁focus ▁upon ▁the ▁bath s ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁They ▁purchased ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁busy ▁Str at ford ▁Road ▁with ▁the