▁intention ▁of ▁building ▁the ▁most ▁modern ▁set ▁of ▁bath s ▁possible . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁towns ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁latest ▁types ▁of ▁bath s ▁built ▁and ▁were ▁also ▁sent ▁to ▁Germany ▁to ▁obtain ▁information . ▁ ▁The ▁bath s , ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁Hur ley ▁Robinson , ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁The ▁main ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁was ▁ ▁by ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁bath s ▁also ▁featured ▁a ▁lear ner ' s ▁pool ▁spe cially ▁su ited ▁for ▁children ▁near ▁the ▁entrance ▁hall . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 6 0 ▁dress ing ▁boxes , ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁front ing ▁onto ▁the ▁pool ▁but ▁in ▁cor rid ors . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁sw imming ▁facilities , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁ca fe . ▁So on ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁pool ▁was ▁modern ised ▁with ▁new ▁light ing ▁and ▁ac oust ic ▁treatment . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁bath s ▁are ▁closed , ▁with ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁as ▁to ▁their ▁future . ▁ ▁North field ▁Bath s ▁ ▁North field ▁was ▁a ▁quickly ▁developing ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁committee ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁providing ▁bath s ▁for ▁it . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁bath s ▁at ▁Br istol ▁Road ▁South . ▁As ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁pre domin antly ▁new ▁build , ▁most ▁houses ▁contained ▁their ▁own ▁was hing ▁facilities , ▁thus ▁removing ▁the ▁necessity ▁for ▁was