Turkish
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As
you enter the hot rooms you pass a tiled drinking fountain. Although the
tilework is original there is a very modern looking tap. The first hot
room, the Tepidarium is the first of the three levels of rising heat.
Next is the Calidarium, the second level of rising heat. The third room
which is called the Laconicum contains a 'chimney' from which the hot
air came. The (internal) windows in the Laconicum are of primitive double
glazing with the same glass on both sides of the wall. |
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As well as the hot rooms and Rest
Room, the Turkish Baths Suite includes a Russian Bath, shampooing room
and douche. The Russian Bath is a wet steam room. The shampooing room is
where manicuring, scrubbing and general grooming used to take place. The
douche, shown on the left, is an all round shower - one way of cooling off
after using the hot rooms. |
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The Turkish Baths were very popular right
up to the time of closure, and we expect visitors from a wide area to come
and use this great facility again when the Victoria Baths are restored. |
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Photographs by Ruth
Corney. |
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For more information about Turkish Baths,
including more photographs of Victoria Baths and details about where you
can take a Turkish Bath in Britain, visit The
Victorian Turkish Bath website. |
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