To help the venue develop its corporate and private events business, hospitality consultant and leading event management specialist, Liz Taylor, has been selected to serve as a Special Advisor to the unique heritage events space in Manchester, Victoria Baths.
When it closed for swimming in 1993, The Manchester Victoria Baths Trust was set up by residents and comprises trustees, staff, and volunteers, who manage the building on behalf of Manchester City Council. Their current focus is to maintain and further develop Victoria Baths as a unique visitor attraction, events space, and community venue, to ensure that the building continues to be discovered and enjoyed by the local community and new audiences.
And this is where Liz Taylor, CEO of Manchester based Taylor Lynn Corporation (TLC) and MD of Liz Taylor Consultancy (LTC), says she can help: “Manchester is a city and region with an eclectic, and exciting collection of venues. From contemporary space to urban warehouse, luxury hotel to vast arenas. There is a wide range of choices including heritage gems such as Victoria Baths.”
“I love the fact that amongst Manchester’s renaissance we have been able to retain some of the important historic spaces that helped to shape our city and its people. Victoria Baths is a prime example. A venue that served its community, and because of that, has a genuine character and atmosphere that you can’t find anywhere else. A truly unique space that I know event planners will see as I do, as an incredible creative opportunity.
“With my knowledge of the event industry, business connections, and understanding of what event organisers need from the space, I hope to support the team in bringing Victoria Baths to a wider audience.”
Talking of the announcement, Suzanne Donovan, Vice Chair of Victoria Baths Trust said: “We’re so excited to have Liz on board as a Director of the Victoria Baths Trading Company and Special Advisor to the Trust. Victoria Baths is a Manchester landmark, a place to discover, experience, and celebrate. Liz is already bringing new energy and ideas on how we further grow our events business to help fund the careful development of our iconic buildings for the use of current and future generations.”
Opened in 1906, Victoria Baths provided central Manchester’s community with spacious and extensive facilities for swimming, bathing, and leisure activities for 87 years. Now open as an event and community space, it retains many of the period’s decorative features, such as stained glass, tiles, and mosaic floors which the public can view for free on Welcome Wednesdays. Victoria Baths regularly hosts events such as the Vintage Home Show, the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Show, and The Clothes Cycle, plus it’s a popular wedding venue and filming location.
Liz Taylor is a strong choice to support Victoria Baths, as she brings over 35 years of experience leading theTaylor Lynn Corporation, a top corporate and private event management company. In addition, as MD of Liz Taylor Consultancy, Liz has provided luxury hospitality consultancy to venues such as GG Hospitality’s Hotel Football and Stock Exchange Hotel, Victor’s Restaurants, Hessian Event Catering, Tom Kerridge’s Bull and Bear, Lone Star Boutique Hotel & Suites – Barbados, St Brelade’s Bay Hotel-Jersey, and the Cheshire events venue, Tatton Estates.
IMAGE: L to R: Suzanne Donovan, Vice Chair of Victoria Baths Trust, and Liz Taylor, Director of the Victoria Baths Trading Company and Special Advisor to the Trust