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Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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The secret of an unidentified Turkish bath in Co Cork
The Turkish bath in Cork referred to in this intriguing clip from 5 August 1870 issue of the Illustrated Berwick Journal (and widely reprinted elsewhere), seems most likely to have been the baths at the Royal Victoria Hotel. Although the hotel remained open till around the turn of the century, the Turkish baths—in a separate building—closed around 1864.
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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