The Old Kent Road Baths, Camberwell:
shampooing room, 1905
< Souvenir of the opening of the public baths...
— London : the council, 1905
These Turkish baths were the first to be built by a local authority in London and were not opened until 19 October 1905, many years after provincial authorities started installing them.
The plan of the baths also shows the cooling-room for fourteen bathers, three hot rooms, plunge pool and a range of baths and showers. The baths were used on alternate days by men and women.
Entry revised 21 March 2010
This page enlarges an image or adds to the information found below:
The Victorian Turkish Bath Movement. Part 1: introduction
Urquhart and the London Hammam. Part 3: the class barrier
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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