The Morecambe Baths and Winter Gardens Company was formed in 1876 by a consortium of businessmen from Bradford. They developed an unoccupied piece of land on the sea front for the site of the new swimming baths. The seawater baths were entered from Bath Street and were surrounded by the gardens that gave the Winter Gardens its name. The total cost of the baths was £12,000 and an advert in the Lancaster Guardian dated May 18, 1877, stated that the baths were ready for the public. The facilities included three plunge baths, 24 private, and two medicated baths. Seawater for the baths and aquarium was collected in four large tanks which were situated beneath the former wooden jetty situated approximately 50m from the promenade. It is believed that due to The Morecambe Baths popularity,

The Bath Hotel was built in the late 1800’s as accommodation to house the many visitors attending the seawater baths that is now known as The Winter Gardens. Fast Forward a few years and a young George Westcott, an architect from Manchester designed a new public house for Boddingtons. The Bath remained a Boddingtons pub until the late 90’s when it was bought by a local. To this day it remains under ( new) local ownership, where we’ve tried to revive original features and keep a sympathetic eye with the renovation as a nod to the rich history of the building.