Men's cooling-room in Earls Court Gardens
< Why go away for a cure? / A R James (The Hydro,
c.1927)
Gentlemen's cooling-room in the Turkish baths at James's Hydro in Earls Court Gardens.
The difference between the furnishing of this room and the women's cooling-room perfectly exemplifies Victorian attitudes to the provision of facilities for women.
This page enlarges an image or adds to the information found below:
London's first Victorian Turkish bath. Part 3: The first in London
Women and the Victorian Turkish bath. Part 3: Women and the first baths
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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