Former Turkish Bath (now a pub) in Bishopsgate Churchyard, London, England.
This image shows a former Turkish Bath in Bishopsgate Churchyard, London, England. Standing along Bishopsgate Churchyard among towering modern office buildings, this unusual and decorative building was once a Turkish Bath built in 1895 by Nevill’s Turkish Baths Limited. The ornate building served as the entrance to the actual baths that were located underground. The bather (gentlemen only) would enter and continue down a winding staircase where he would buy his ticket and enter the cooling-room which was decorated in the style of the Alhambra in Spain. From the cooling-room, the bather would enter one of three hot-rooms, each decorated with marble mosaic floors, tiled walls and ceilings, and stained-glass windows. The adjacent rooms included a ‘shampooing-room’ and a cold plunge pool. The baths closed in 1954, and the building was used as storage until converting into a restaurant in the 1970s. Source:
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Location: 7-8 Bishopsgate Churchyard, London, England.
Photo credit: © Stuart Robertson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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