▁build ▁an ▁entirely ▁new ▁building ▁on ▁Ad der ley ▁Road . ▁These ▁propos als ▁were ▁un anim ously ▁approved . ▁More ▁bath s ▁were ▁then ▁constructed ▁on ▁Cov entry ▁Street ▁in ▁Dig b eth , ▁Bre ar ley ▁Street ▁in ▁Summer ▁Lane , ▁Bac chus ▁Road ▁in ▁Win son ▁Green , ▁Lower ▁D art mouth ▁Street , ▁Gros ven or ▁Road ▁in ▁A ston , ▁Will is ▁Street ▁in ▁As ht ed ▁and ▁St ▁Georges ▁Street ▁in ▁H ock ley . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁however , ▁only ▁three ▁bath s ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁due ▁to ▁decre asing ▁attend ances . ▁All ▁c ott age ▁bath s ▁were ▁closed ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Open ▁air ▁po ols ▁Open ▁air ▁po ols ▁were ▁popular ▁amongst ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁months ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁cool ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁warm ▁weather . ▁The ▁first ▁municipal ▁open ▁air ▁pool ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁C annon ▁Hill ▁Park , ▁and ▁they ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁the ▁park ▁opened . ▁However , ▁the ▁pool ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁bo ating ▁club . ▁The ▁le ase ▁was ▁not ▁renew ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁committee ▁should ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁pool . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁pool ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁in ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁in ▁Small ▁He ath . ▁It ▁was ▁larger ▁than ▁the