The Jermyn Street Hammam:
the refurbished cooling-room, c.1908
< Photo: Courtesy Wiltshire and Swindon Archives WSA 1915/220
The Hammam cooling-room (meshlak), probably taken in 1908, shortly after completion of the extension of the baths and republished in a brochure around the beginning of the 1920s. The extension was designed by the London architect Ernest Fletch.
Looking south towards the glass-covered arch, the plunge pool can be seen continuing underneath it into the hararah (first hot room) beyond.
Also to be seen are the new cubicles directly over the original ones.
This page first published 01 January 2023
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