The rise and fall of a women's Turkish bath, 1888-1919:

Charles Street, Cardiff

When Mr J James bought the Cardiff Electro and Turkish baths around 1888, he renamed them James’s Turkish Baths and opened a bath for women.

By 1919 women were restricted to one day per week.

< The Preservation of health. — Cardiff : James's Turkish Baths, 1889. — p.12

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