The Brighton Hammam lived on as a cinema
< Photo courtesy
Brighton History Centre: Photographer unknown
The Academy Picture House, formerly the Brighton Hammam which closed around 1910. The Hammam was opened by the Brighton Turkish Bath Co Ltd at 59 West Street, in 1868.
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The Brighton Hammam
Performance in the raw. Part 5: the shampooing ritual
Women and the Victorian Turkish bath. Part 3: Women and the first baths
Heritaging the Victorian Turkish bath. Part 4: Styling the bath
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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