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Coventry’s grade II-listed Central Baths to be demolished after government sign-off

By 2026-06-05T12:17:00

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Brutalist landmark to be flattened despite no plans to redevelop the site

The government has signed off plans to bulldoze the grade II-listed Coventry Central Baths despite the absence of any proposals to build anything new on the site.

Communities secretary Steve Reed has formally approved the demolition of the brutalist leisure complex, which was designed in 1956 by the council’s in-house architecture team and built between 1962 and 1966.

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