▁a ▁heavy ▁night ▁ra id ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁The ▁surrounding ▁buildings ▁were ▁also ▁dam aged ▁from ▁the ▁bl ast . ▁When ▁the ▁war ▁finished , ▁the ▁committee ▁rep a ired ▁the ▁bath s . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁lying ▁empty ▁for ▁years , ▁the ▁bath s ▁were ▁demol ished ▁by ▁Ben acre ▁Property , ▁the ▁land owner , ▁prov oking ▁a ▁local ▁out c ry . ▁Despite ▁being ▁Gra de ▁B ▁locally ▁listed , ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁Council ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁the ▁site ▁has ▁now ▁become ▁a ▁surface ▁car ▁park . ▁ ▁Wood cock ▁Street ▁Bath s ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁the ▁committee ▁were ▁ad vised ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁another ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁suite ▁of ▁bath s . ▁The ▁area ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁suite ▁of ▁bath s ▁was ▁D ud dest on . ▁The ▁sites ▁were ▁narrow ed ▁down ▁to ▁Wood cock ▁Street ▁and ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁Const ruction ▁was ▁completed ▁consider ably ▁quick er ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁Street ▁Bath s ▁and ▁the ▁bath s ▁were ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁of ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁style ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Kent ▁Street ▁Bath s . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁provided ▁included ▁a ▁large ▁sw