This page is about levenshulme library and baths, officially the arcadia library and leisure centre. Levenshulme old library will open its doors this week for the first time since its closure back. Demonstration outside manchester town hall to save levy baths and library. The archive was donated by his son lloyd robinson, and will be a great asset to adding to and expanding my knowledge of levenshulme. The shrieking violet issue 15 featured a page about levenshulme baths, the historic swimming pool in the manchester suburb of levenshulme, drawn and written by john mather, who got in contact after setting himself the challenge of swimming in each of greater manchesters 50odd public pools. Vintage real photographic picture postcards of levenshulme. With over 90 hours of access, the library can be used even when staff arent there. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. Built in classic red brick, embodying art nouveau elements and designed by city architect john henry price, withington baths on burton road. Levenshulme railway station car park, farm side place, off stockport road. Levenshulme library and baths, manchester, united kingdom. Levenshulme is about 6 miles south from the centre of manchester and was indeed a village in its own right, located on the manchester to stockport road, now known as the a6. The very early history is so obscure as to be virtually non existent. Libraries arcadia library and leisure centre levenshulme.
A former library building is set to reopen to the public almost two years after it was closed down. Arcadia has a full programme for levenshulme pride including drag aerobics, 80s rainbow rhythms dance class, marlin trans swimming, family adventure storytelling with dominic berry, a creative workshop for women over over 40 and free day passes from 11. A local board was formed in 1865, levenshulme district council took over in 1881 and ran the village until its incorporation into manchester in the first decade of the 20th century, a mechanics institute, town hall, police station and a carnegie library would follow. Bbc manchester voices john wiggetts history of levenshulme. Memories of levenshulme community centre former labour exchange. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of levenshulme. Image and reality 1st edition by davis, graham, bonsall, penny isbn. After the council announced the closure of levenshulme library and baths in 2012, protestors filled albert square and even camped in the library overnight.
You can borrow, return, collect reservations and renew books. Topographical and social history postcards of levenshulme, greater manchester. In the late 1920s and early 1930s levenshulme baths was used as a training pool. Buy a cheap copy of the roman baths and museum book. See more ideas about manchester, manchester uk and london manchester. Levenshulme library above faces the baths across cromwell grove both. Levenshulme swimming baths was built in the late 19th century and was formerly called levenshulme public baths and washhouse as it also housed the public washhouse at the side. Levy old library to be reborn as arts centre manchester confidential. In the late 1920s and early 1930s levenshulme baths was used as a training pool for longsight resident sunny lowry, who, in 1933, was the first british woman to swim the english channel from france to england. Levenshulme library was opened in 1904 as one of many carnegie free libraries, with an endowment of. Levenshulme photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. History of levenshulme old library levenshulme old library.