The first hot room at the London Hammam, c.1862

First hot room at the  London  Hammam,  c.1862

Underneath the raised platform are the washing facilities. The cooling-room can be seen (looking towards the Jermyn Street entrance) through the glass covered arch.

< 'Hammam, or Turkish bath'  Illustrated London news   (26 July 1862)     pp.96 + 111                                           

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