Batley Baths was designed by local architect Walter Hanstock and opened in 1893.
The building was Listed Grade II on 11^th February 1993.

According to The United Kingdom Trust Report on the Public Baths and Wash-Houses in the United Kingdom by Agnes Campbell B.A. 1918 the building accommodated the following:

Swimming Bath
75ft x 30ft
30ft x 24ft

Slipper Baths
12 Female
12 Male

The photograph, entitled ‘Wash-House Batley Corporation Baths’, suggests that the building also had a wash-house. This may have been open for public use or solely for the washing of towels and other items that supplied the swimming baths.