These were the first baths built by Salford Corporation. Construction commenced in March 1879. The building opened in 1880 and was demolished in the 1970s. The building stood on the corner of Blackfriars Street and Richmond Street. Agnes Campbell B.A. Report on Public Baths and Wash-Houses in the United Kingdom 1918 The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, listed the establishment as accommodating;

Two swimming pools:
Males Bath 75ft x 24ft
Ladies Bath 32ft x 16ft

22 Male Private Baths
13 Female Private Baths

Six Male Vapour Bath
One Female Vapour Bath

Superintendents’ residence