Crawley Baths

Crawley Baths was a public swimming facility, in Matilda Bay, near Crawley, Western Australia along Mounts Bay Road. The timber structure was opened on 7 February 1914.^[1] The opening ceremony was conducted by Premier John Scaddan and included a swimming carnival and life saving displays.^[2]

Crawley Baths c. 1920–1929

The baths were the largest enclosed body of water in the southern hemisphere and were an important recreational facility in Perth for fifty years.^[2] They were demolished in 1964 after Beatty Park was built for the 1962 Commonwealth Games.

A bronze statue Eliza commemorates the baths and stands in the river near its former location.

See also

• Perth City Baths