Public Baths Collection

Hornsey Road Baths PLA01_03_0113
Hornsey Road Baths, Hornsey Road, Finsbury Park, Islington, Greater London. The entrance block of the former Hornsey Road Baths, Islington, seen from the south at dusk

Baths sign PLA01_03_0122
IRONMONGER ROW BATHS, IRONMONGER ROW, ST LUKES, ISLINGTON, GREATER LONDON. The illuminated vertical sign reading Baths, on the Ironmonger Row and Norman Street corner of the Ironmonger Row Baths

The tepidarium of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy, 1933-1934. The Baths of Caracalla were Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between AD 212 and 216

Russian banya, sauna or public baths, 18th century. Men and women scourging themselves with birch leaves
FLO4624997 Russian banya, sauna or public baths, 18th century. Men and women scourging themselves with birch leaves, men throwing buckets of water on hot stones

A Saturday afternoon outside the St Petersburg public baths
5310222 A Saturday afternoon outside the St Petersburg public baths; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Saturday afternoon outside the St Petersburg public baths)

19th century illustration of the Baths of Caracalla, in Rome
3522541 19th century illustration of the Baths of Caracalla, in Rome; (add.info.: 19th century illustration of the Baths of Caracalla, in Rome, Italy Built in Rome between AD 212 and 217)

Quand les enfants ont été bien sages... 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier
Quand les enfants ont ete bien sages... 1840. Quand les enfants ont ete bien sages le papa les mene au bain par partie de plaisir

Magnesia spring, Virginia Hot Springs, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Magnesia spring, Virginia Hot Springs, c.between 1910 and 1920

Hot sulphur spring, Virginia Hot Springs, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Hot sulphur spring, Virginia Hot Springs, c.between 1910 and 1920

The Bath house and viaduct, Virginia Hot Springs, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Bath house and viaduct, Virginia Hot Springs, c.between 1910 and 1920

The Bath house foyer, Virginia Hot Springs, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Bath house foyer, Virginia Hot Springs, c.between 1910 and 1920

The Baths of Caracalla and Three Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Baths of Caracalla and Three Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip originally drew his spectacular panorama of the Baths of Caracalla

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip several times portrayed sections of the Baths of Caracalla, which is on the south side of the ancient city

The Baths of Caracalla and Two Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Baths of Caracalla and Two Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. On the lower part of this drawing (now cut in half) Knip wrote First sheet of the three marked Q'

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, with Frascati in the Distance, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, with Frascati in the Distance, c.1809-c.1812. Above the hills in the background Knip wrote Frascati, a town just southeast of Rome

Male bath, 1750-1850. Creators: Anon, Martinet Hautecoeur
Male bath, 1750-1850. Swimming pool or bathhouse with men in the water. On the right, a man with a thermometer measures the temperature of the bath water

View of the Terme di Caracalla in Rome, 1845. Creator: Thorald Lessoe
View of the Terme di Caracalla in Rome, 1845

Commercial block with mineral bath house at left, probably Ypsilanti, Michigan, c1900-1910. Creator: Unknown
Commercial block with mineral bath house at left, probably Ypsilanti, Michigan, between 1900 and 1910

Les bains a quatre sous, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les bains a quatre sous, 19th century. Public baths which cost 4 sous - (overcrowded and dangerous)

Capitals from the Baths of Antoninus, Rome, 1535. Creator: Master PS
Capitals from the Baths of Antoninus, Rome, 1535

The St. Marylebone Baths and Washhouses, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The St. Marylebone Baths and Washhouses, [London], 1850. New building with...separate entrances for the different classes

Steam Baths of Nero Near Baiae, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Steam Baths of Nero Near Baiae, 19th century

Kuks Baden, Bohemia, c. 1725. Creators: Unknown, Johann Christian Müller
Kuks Baden, Bohemia, c. 1725

Baths of Caracalla - Rome, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Baths of Caracalla - Rome, 1850. The Baths of Caracalla...are situated at the other or eastern side of the gate of St. Paul, between the Aventine and Celian hills, in the direction of the Gate of St

Roman Baths, Bath, England, 1900. Creator: Works and Sun Sculpture Studios
Roman Bath s, Bath, England, 1900. From " Underwood and Underwood Publishers, New York-London-Toroto Canada-Ottawa Kansas."

Hackney Baths PLA01_03_0096
Kings Hall Leisure Centre, Lower Clapton Road, Lower Clapton, Hackney, Greater London. The front, Lower Clapton Road elevation of the Kings Hall Leisure Centre, originally Hackney Baths

Clapham Baths PLA01_03_0067
Clapham Leisure Centre, Clapham Manor Street, Clapham, Lambeth, Greater London. The swimming pool in Clapham Leisure Centre, formerly Clapham Baths, seen from the spectators gallery

The Bains St. Jacques, Rue des Feuillantines, 1830 (oil on canvas)
XIR234433 The Bains St. Jacques, Rue des Feuillantines, 1830 (oil on canvas) by Lettie, F. (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: by Lettie)

Bootle swimming baths. 1st November 1989

A Public Bath at Kanawa, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Public Bath at Kanawa, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Baths of Caracalla, Rome, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Baths of Caracalla, Rome, c20th century. The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy, were the citys second largest Roman public baths, or thermae, likely built between AD 212 (or 211) and 216/217

Baths of Caracalla, 3rd century
The baths of Caracalla in Rome, 3rd century

The Metropolitian Baths - the Ladies Bath, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitian Baths - the Ladies Bath, 1858....there has scarcely existed in the metropolis [ie London] a convenient bathing establishment; most of the baths...being notoriously incommodious

The Metropolitian Baths - the Vapour Bath, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitian Baths - the Vapour Bath, 1858. The elegance of a well-appointed dressing-room has been imported into every bath-room, which shines resplendent with mirrors, marble, and mahogany

The Metropolitian Baths - the Douche and Shower Bath Room, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitian Baths - the Douche and Shower Bath Room, 1858....there has scarcely existed in the metropolis [ie London] a convenient bathing establishment [however]...a company has

Les Bains à vingt centimes, nouveau style, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Bains a vingt centimes, nouveau style, 1842. The Baths at twenty cents, new style. Periodical: Le Charivari, 27 September 1842

Ripon Spa Baths DP056246
Ripon Spa Baths, Park Street, Ripon, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 2008. The front of the swimming baths from the north-east, showing terracotta ornamentation on the facade and entrance porch

Wimbledon Leisure Centre PLA01_03_0228
Wimbledon Leisure Centre, Latimer Road, South Wimbledon, Merton, Greater London. The former swimming pool hall of Wimbledon Public Baths

Seymour Leisure Centre PLA01_03_0192
SEYMOUR LEISURE CENTRE, SEYMOUR PLACE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. The former main swimming pool hall in Seymour Leisure Centre, formerly known as Seymour Place Baths

Seymour Leisure Centre PLA01_03_0189
SEYMOUR LEISURE CENTRE, SEYMOUR PLACE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. The former main swimming pool hall in Seymour Leisure Centre, formerly known as Seymour Place Baths

St Pancras Public Baths PLA01_03_0139
Kentish Town Sports Centre, Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town, Camden, Greater London. The heavily decorated Mens Second Class entrance of the former St Pancras Public Baths

Dulwich Leisure Centre PLA01_03_0091
Dulwich Leisure Centre, East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich, Southwark, Greater London. The original roof trusses above the swimming pool in Dulwich Leisure Centre, originally Dulwich Public Baths

Jordan, Amman, ruins of Roman-era Nymphaeum

The Popularity of Mixed Bathing in London, illustration in The Graphic, 1911 (litho)
STC169771 The Popularity of Mixed Bathing in London, illustration in The Graphic, 1911 (litho) by Macpherson, Douglas (1871-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St)

Plan and elevation of the Baths of Titus, Rome
6340048 Plan and elevation of the Baths of Titus, Rome by Corsi (19th century); (add.info.: Plan and elevation of the Baths of Titus, Rome. Thermae Titi, public baths built by Emperor Titus)

Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama (Oyama Roben no taki), c. 1818 / 20
Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama (Oyama Roben no taki), c. 1818/20

Laurie Grove Bath: the first public swimming bath in Deptford, first class bath
1787411 Laurie Grove Bath: the first public swimming bath in Deptford, first class bath, 1898 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Coventry Public Baths, 1873 (oil on panel)
3506643 Coventry Public Baths, 1873 (oil on panel) by Reeve, William Earp (1809-84); 41x61 cm; Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; eHerbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry; English

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"Exploring the Rich History of Public Baths: From Roman Baths to Modern Leisure Centers" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of public baths. The Roman Baths in Bath, England, dating back to 1900, are a testament to the ancient tradition of communal bathing. Captured by Works and Sun Sculpture Studios, these stunning images transport us to an era where socializing and relaxation went hand in hand. Moving forward in time, Herbert Ponting's photograph takes us to Kanawa in 1910. Here we witness another public bath bustling with activity as people come together for rejuvenation and connection. The sense of community is palpable as individuals from all walks of life gather under one roof. The grandeur and magnificence of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome during the 20th century are beautifully depicted by CM Dixon's artwork. These architectural marvels stand as a testament to Rome's rich history while offering a glimpse into how public baths evolved over centuries. Delving deeper into history, we encounter the original Baths of Caracalla from the 3rd century. These ruins remind us that even ancient civilizations recognized the importance of communal bathing for physical well-being and social cohesion. Closer to home, Ripon Spa Baths provide a snapshot into British leisure culture captured by DP056246. As locals enjoy their hydrotherapy sessions or simply unwind after a long day, these baths serve as a hub for health-conscious individuals seeking respite from daily stresses. Wimbledon Leisure Centre and Seymour Leisure Centre continue this legacy with PLA01_03_0228 capturing moments at both centers where modern amenities meet traditional values. Whether it be swimming laps or relaxing in saunas, these facilities cater to diverse needs while fostering unity within communities. St Pancras Public Baths evoke nostalgia with PLA01_03_0139 showcasing its timeless charm amidst changing times.