When Did Bon Accord Baths Close?

1.1 The Bon Accord Baths are located on Justice Mill Lane, which runs parallel to Union Street in Aberdeen city centre. The Baths closed on 31 March 2008 due to the level of subsidy required to operate the facility being well beyond that of other similar facilities across the UK.

When did Bon Accord Baths open?

Bon Accord Baths didn't have the easiest of births. Work started on the building in 1936 and it officially opened its doors on August 30 1940 – at the time of German bombing raids in the early days of the Second World War. “It's amazing that it was made in the Blitz – and Aberdeen was hit hard in the Blitz.

What does Bon Accord mean?

The motto of the city is Bon Accord, French for "Good Agreement".

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