Another car park discovery was made in Manchester, England in January 2021 when the area was cleared for a public park. During the removal process, the remnants of a Victorian bathhouse that first opened in 1857 were unearthed. Experts had expected to find remains of Mayfield Baths (pictured) on the plot, but the extraordinary condition of the tiling came as a shock after the area suffered heavy bombing during World War II.

The bathhouse’s two pools – one for men and one for women – would have been an essential amenity for textile workers in the area, who lived in cramped and unsanitary conditions. The recovered tiles are included in the £1.4 billion ($1.95bn) regeneration of the neighbourhood.

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