Swim Inn Sheffield

The Pub occupies part of the former Glossop Road Baths. First opened in 1836, with a swimming pool and a Turkish bath, the Glossop Road baths were most appropriately sited, as old maps of the area shows that Springfield Coal Pit was close by.

John Leather’s 1823 map of Sheffield shows this area was a planned development. It was linked to the town centre by the newly built Glossop Road.

The Baths were rebuilt in 1877 by the architect Edward Machell Gibbs. He was responsible for several of Sheffield’s public buildings, which included the Rockingham Street Fire Station, The School For The Blind, The Deaf And Dumb Institution and the Mappin Art Gallery.

Sheffield Corporation took over the Glossop Road Baths in 1895, extending them just before the First World War. Gibbs’ building was replaced with the existing structure, designed by Arthur Nunweek.

A Sheffield City leaflet of c1950 lists the facilities available, which included treatments for rheumatism, sciatica and lumbago, electrical and medicated baths, Turkish and Russian baths and the services of trained masseurs. During the winter one of the baths was covered with a wooden floor on which municipal dances were held.

In April 2002 JD Wetherspoon set up home in part of the building and opened as The Swim Inn