Ironmonger Row Baths

Completion: 2013
Location: Islington, London

Ironmonger Row Baths were built in 1931 as a public baths and laundry at a time when few people in the locality had bathrooms in their homes. In 1937 a swimming pool and a small Turkish baths were added.

Tim Ronalds Architects was commissioned by Islington Council to transform the Baths, which were much loved but dilapidated, into a modern health and leisure centre. After a £16m complex refurbishment project, Ironmonger Row Baths now contains modern pools, fitness studios and an expanded Turkish baths and spa: state of the art facilities in a building which preserves the historic character of the handsome listed building.

“Tim Ronalds Architects attention to detail has been outstanding and their willingness both to fully engage in understanding the client’s & user groups’ needs and to transform that into a creating an end product has been brilliant”

— Mark Christodoulou, Head of Leisure at Islington Council

“Tim Ronalds Architects have been an absolute pleasure to work with throughout. They have brought a multitude of skills to a complex refurbishment project of a Grade II listed building. This skill-set has ranged from a visionary approach at the outset through to the minutiae of detail.”

— Mark Christodoulou, Head of Leisure at Islington Council