10th C – Arab Baths, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
These 10th century baths are virtually all that remain of the Arab city of Medina Mayurqa. They were probably part of a nobleman’s house and are similar to those found in other Islamic cities.
public baths
1850 – Seaweed Baths, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
Unusual building, formerly a Seaweed Baths, and now increasingly derelict. One of the corner turrets is now gone.
1860 – Kelly’s Bath House, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Detached two-bay two-storey former bath house, constructed by John Kelly and provided hot, cold and open sea baths. To the north side is an enclosed rear yard.
1860 – Turkish Baths, Lincoln Place, Dublin
Architect: Richard Barter
Definitely one of the more bizarre buildings to have graced Dublin. The main frontage of the Lincoln Place Baths was about 186 feet in length.
1871 – Southsea Baths & Assembly Rooms, Hampshire
Architect: Davis & Emanuel
On the 10th January 1941 Clarence Pier was bombed during the heaviest air raid on Portsmouth of World War Two and the Clarence Pier Pavilion and the Espanade Assembly Rooms and Hotel were no more.
1874 – Floating Swimming Baths, Charing Cross, London
Architect: Driver & Rew
Published in The Building News, July 3, 1874: “Our illustration gives a view of the interior of the Charing-cross Bath,
1877 – Public Baths, Kings Road, Chelsea, London
Engineer: E. Perrett
Sectional Perspective View of First & Second Class Swimming Baths for the Chelsea Swimming Bath Co.,
1880 – Women’s Baths, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Architect: James H. Bridgford
Concrete sea baths for ladies only for the Bray Pavilion Company along Bray seafront later the Promenade.
1883 – Matlock Bath Pavilion & Gardens, Derbyshire
Architect: J. Nutall
The Matlock Bath pavilion was completed around 1884. Also known as the Palais Royal, it wasan ambitious structure with a 228ft frontage of mainly glass.
1884 – Merrion Pier and Baths, Dublin
Architect: Frederick Morley
All that remains is a portion of the concrete basin on the strand of the former public baths.
