An Aberdeen swimming pool complex, which was first opened in 1937 but was forced to shut in 2008, has been put on the market by the local authority.

Property consultancy Ryden has been tasked with securing the sale of the B-listed Bon Accord Baths by Aberdeen City Council (ACC), which was designed by Alexander McRobbie of the City Architects Department. The two-storey centre on Justice Mill Lane includes reception areas, a gym, a weight training room, an aerobics studio and changing facilities, while a mezzanine floor boasts Turkish baths, saunas, steamrooms and a plunge pool.

Bon Accord Baths is one of the last remaining facilities across Scotland designed in an art-deco style, with underwater lighting along the length of the pool believed to be one of the first examples of such installations. ACC hopes to secure the long-term viability of the property through the sale, with suggestions for its future use including a concert venue, a gallery space, a theatrical venue or a conference centre.

Gordon McIntosh, the council's director of enterprise, planning and infrastructure, said: "Exposing the site to the market gives others the opportunity to identify a viable future for the building which will bring it back into economic use."