Victoria baths, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester:
Turkish baths: in the laconicum
< Photo: Gill Wright
Tiled shaft carrying hot air directly into the laconicum, the hottest room. The air enters through a grille at the top.
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The Victoria Baths, Manchester. Part 2: the Turkish baths
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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