| Description | Purpose built bath house for the foundry company Thomas Broadbent and Sons, Huddersfield; built 1955. Constructed of coursed and finely cut local stone of varying widths and finishes.
The main (east) elevation has an off centre tower (carrying the water tank) which has full height, timber framed, opaque glazed panels with strong vertical lines: it breaks forward from the main frontage and has a timber fronted flat roof. To the right is a lower section with 5 small windows set high, and a double doored entrance. To the left of the tower is a narrow block with a single window and the second entrance which faces to the side; an iron cantilever staircase rises from the left and leads to the sun terrace, and a rear block extends from behind the staircase. Along the front of the building is a low stone wall and iron railings.
Original plans show that the internal layout is unchanged, and much of the original fixtures and fittings are retained. The internal doors are original, most with glazed panels and some with original push pull handles. The floor throughout is of original buff and black tiles in an abstract pattern, and walls are largely tiled in plain buff tiles.
(Text edited from English Heritage’s LBO description) |