The cooling room at the London Hammam, c.1862

                   

 

            

Cooling room at the London Hammam, 1860s

< Ink, sepia wash and heightening, 23½ x 19in. Unsigned; undated (but c. 1862)

  

 

Interior of the Turkish Baths, Jermyn Street, showing the pool.

One of two illustrations of the London Hammam executed by George Daniel Stevenson (1845-1931). 'Stevenson, a draughtsman, detailed much of the Tower Bridge in London for Sir Horace Jones, and later, after Jones' death, took over the work on the bridge.' §

 

 § An Eye for architecture: architectural and decorative drawings from the collection of James Lamantia: [catalog] / William R Cullison III and James Lamantia. — New Orleans : Tulane University Library, 1984. — p.29

Professor James Lamantia of Tulane University,
who showed me the original in his possession, and kindly gave me this reproduction

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The Victorian Turkish Bath Movement. Part 1: introduction

London's first Victorian Turkish bath. Part 1: introduction

Performance in the raw. Part 1: The stages of the Turkish bath

          

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