London & Provincial Turkish Bath Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Jermyn Street Hammam
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Piccadilly, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Spa, hydropathy, etc, activities
Notes:
Established 1860 to build large scale Turkish baths at the back of the Jermyn Street Hotel, Piccadilly. Opened 1862. Second such baths in London. Known as Jermyn Street Hammam. In decline from early 1930s and baths closed 1940 and destroyed 1941
Publications:
- 'Building the Jermyn Street Hammam' and 'The Jermyn Street Hammam, 1862-1941' in M Shifrin, Victorian Turkish Baths by Shifrin, Malcolm
- 'Construction of Turkish baths as a social reform for Victorian society. The case of the Jermyn Street Hammam' in C Cunningham & J Anderson (eds), Hidden Iceberg of Architectural History by Avcioglu, Nebahat
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Jermyn Street Hammam
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Piccadilly, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Spa, hydropathy, etc, activities
Notes:
Established 1860 to build large scale Turkish baths at the back of the Jermyn Street Hotel, Piccadilly. Opened 1862. Second such baths in London. Known as Jermyn Street Hammam. In decline from early 1930s and baths closed 1940 and destroyed 1941Publications:
- 'Building the Jermyn Street Hammam' and 'The Jermyn Street Hammam, 1862-1941' in M Shifrin, Victorian Turkish Baths by Shifrin, Malcolm
- 'Construction of Turkish baths as a social reform for Victorian society. The case of the Jermyn Street Hammam' in C Cunningham & J Anderson (eds), Hidden Iceberg of Architectural History by Avcioglu, Nebahat