A corner of the cooling-room at
Nevill's New Broad Street Turkish Baths, London, c.1895
Double cubicles in the cooling-room
Closeup of the cubicle behind the pillars
These carpeted cubicles, photographed shortly bnefore the baths opened in 1895, are designed to house two couches, an occasional table and an ornate mirror. To the right of the left hand image can be seen a pile of fresh loin cloths. The view of the cooling-room shows the opposite end to that shown on the postcard published about ten years later. The tiles were manufactured at Jackfield in the Ironbridge Gorge by the Craven Dunnill firm, and these photos were included in the company's catalogue.
Photos: © The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, from whom fine copies are available for purchase.
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Nevill's New Broad Street Turkish Baths
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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