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ARKIV 060202 -Domed roof above the swimming pool. Arasan Baths -a large sauna complex with Finnish, Russian and Turkish baths with seperate sides for men and women as well as private saunas.
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Even though Hot Springs National Park was closed due to the government shutdown, the bathhouses were still operating. My wife and I were able to enjoy the facilities in this one while we were in Hot Springs. All I have to say is if you're ever there, you gotta try it. I know now why it's been so popular for so long! The Quapaw bathhouse was built in 1922 in a Spanish Colonial Revival style building of masonry and reinforced concrete finished with stucco. The most striking exterior feature is the large central dome covered with brilliantly colored tiles and capped with a small copper cupola. The building's use as a bathhouse ended in 1984 when the last contract ended. A new lease was signed with the National Park in 2007 and the Quapaw Bath house reopened as Quapaw Baths & Spa in July 2008.
Coal owners Fletcher Burrows & Co Ltd erected the first purpose built colliery bath house in Britain at Gibfield Colliery in 1913 after a trial of an adapted building at their Howe Bridge Colliery. The colliery closed in 1963 but the building survives as a car repair and maintenance garage. The company had sent a delegation to visit pithead baths in Belgium and France, and their new facilities were based closely on continental practice. There was a large central dressing hall with showers in side aisles. Clothes could be attached to cords and hauled up to the ceiling and secured in place by padlocks. The photograph (a rather dodgy stitch) shows the interior of the building and close examination of the framework in the roof reveals that the pulleys over which the cords ran are still in situ.
in town today outside the swiming baths was Worley's JUI5104 a Volvo B10M / Plaxton Paramount 3500 C53F. Photo taken 13/03/12
The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath. The house is a well-preserved Roman site for public bathing.
During the Roman occupation of Britain, increasingly grand temples and bathing complexes were built. The bath complex in Bath was founded in 75 AD. The healing powers of the goddess and the mineral-rich water from the spring attracted visitors from across the Roman Empire.
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One of the floor mosaics in the Terme Femminili in Herculaneum.
The Terme del Foro (Forum Baths) in Herculaneum contains sections for both men and women.
The Terme Femminili (women's baths) are the better preserved of the two, with well preserved mosaic floors.
The Terme del Foro (Forum Baths) in Herculaneum contains sections for both men and women.
The Terme Femminili (women's baths) are the better preserved of the two, with well preserved mosaic floors.
Herculaneum (Ercolano) was the second town destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Not as famous as its near-neighbour Pompeii, the site is much smaller and more compact, but in parts better preserved by the ash and mud which swamped it.
The site is located just eight miles from Naples and is almost lost amid the run-down modern residential neighbourhood in which it is located. An exclusive residential settlement at the time of the eruption, the site contains many brilliantly preserved homes, shops and baths which were used by the approximate 5,000 residents.
The Suburban Baths were built around the end of the 1st century BC against the city walls north of the Porta Marina. They served as a public bath house to the residents of Pompeii They were originally discovered in 1958 and have since been excavated and restored. Excavation of the Suburban Baths have given historians a glimpse into an aspect of the social and cultural workings of Roman life in Pompeii.
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The Sutro Baths were a large, privately owned swimming pool complex near Seal Rock in San Francisco, California, built in the late 19th century. The facility was financially unprofitable and is now in ruins. Lands around the site have been integrated into the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
On March 14, 1896, the Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment. The baths were built on the western side of San Francisco by wealthy entrepreneur and former mayor of San Francisco (1894–1896) Adolph Sutro.
Before it burned to the ground, the structure filled a small beach inlet below the Cliff House, also owned by Adolph Sutro at the time. Both the Cliff House and the former baths site are now a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, operated by the United States National Park Service. The baths struggled for years, mostly due to the very high operating and maintenance costs. Shortly after closing, a fire in 1966 destroyed the building while it was in the process of being demolished. All that remains of the site are concrete walls, blocked off stairs and passageways, and a tunnel with a deep crevice in the middle. The cause of the fire was arson. Shortly afterwards, the developer left San Francisco and claimed insurance money.
From Wikipedia
During our excursion to the Pompeii archaeological site, our tour group strolled the cobbled streets and explored the ruins of this ancient city. Among the highlights of our tour was a visit to the Terme Stabiane, or Stabian Baths.
After passing through the palaestra (central courtyard), we began our tour of the complex in the women's baths before continuing on to the men's baths. I took this photo after visiting the women's baths but before entering the men's baths; unfortunately, I don't recall the exact location or purpose of this area. (It might have been the servants' waiting area adjacent to the men's baths.)
A few details on the Stabian Baths:
This large bathing complex is the oldest in Pompeii; it takes up a significant portion of a city block and was built in several phases. The oldest areas are believed to date to the 4th century B.C., although the majority of the present structures date to the early 1st century B.C.
At the center of the complex is a large palaestra -- an open courtyard surrounded by covered porticoes and used for exercise/physical activity.
The southeast area of the complex houses the men's baths, including an apodyterium (changing area/dressing room), tepidarium (lukewarm room), caldarium (hot room), and frigidarium (cold room).
The northeast part of the complex encompasses the women's baths, including an apodyterium, tepidarium, and caldarium as well as an antechamber. (The women's baths did not have a separate frigidarium, but one end of the apodyterium contained a large basin for cold baths.)
The southwest corner of the complex featured a destrictarium (a room used for preparing for and cleaning after gymnastic exercise). At the center of the west side of the complex was a large pool, flanked by two nymphaeum where swimmers could rinse off before entering the pool.
The north side of the complex included the latrines, several private bath rooms, and an office.
(Click to view a floor plan of the baths as well as a layout map showing the bath complex in relation to its neighboring buildings.)
Brief History of Pompeii
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city located in Italy's Campania region, southeast of the modern city of Naples. It is believed to have been founded by the Oscans in the 6th or 7th century B.C.; it came under Roman domination around the 4th century B.C., and officially became a Roman colony in 80 B.C. after an unsuccessful rebellion against the Roman Republic. It was an important trading center during the 1st century B.C. and 1st century A.D., with many wealthy merchants and a population of about 11,000. However, the life of the city and its inhabitants came to an abrupt halt on August 24, 79 A.D., when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the entire city in volcanic ash and pumice.
After the nearby city of Herculaneum was rediscovered in 1738, initial excavations of Pompeii began in 1748. The ruins of Pompeii have been drawing tourists almost since excavations first began, and the site currently attracts some 2.5 million visitors per year.
Trail head to Baths beach area. It is a moderate to difficult trail with some areas that requires climbing over and between rocks. It takes about 15 minutes to get to the beach area. There is restrooms at the bottom of the trail.
Once Poplar Baths was thriving. People would come to swim, bathe and also to dance!!
It opened in 1852 and was rebuilt in 1933. The East India Hall could have a tempoary floor put down and would be used as a theatre, with space for 1,400 people, or a dance hall, an exhibition room or a sports hall!
During its first four years the baths would attract an average of almost 273,000 users every year, as well as people who attended dancing and the other events in the East India Hall.
After World War II there was much less usage, and it is recorded that between 1954 and 1959 they were used by an average of only 225,700 bathers each year. Dancing became less popular, and East India Hall was converted with more of a sports theme. Five-a-side football, indoor bowls and basketball were introduced. However, in 1980 this stopped as it was felt that enough accomodation was provided in other buildings for these activities.
The decline in usage continued, and between 1966 and 1970 the annual average fell again to 209,324 bathers, however worse was to come when between 1980 and 1984 the figure was just 106,431.
The Slipper Baths (designed to ensure you were clean before swimming) usage also dropped. Those on the second floor were removed, due to their condition, and the space turned into a music studio. Things really started to go wrong in 1986, when the large pool had to be closed as work was needed on the roof. The large pool would never reopen and final closure would come in 1988. After closing as a public baths it was briefly used by the London Docklands Development Corporation as a training centre.
The building received Grade II listing in 2001, and there is
a proposal to re-open the baths. The large pool has however been concreted in.
The Victoria Baths in Manchester.
Blogged -http://thefurtheradventuresofathriftymrs.blogspot.com/2010/05/bath-time.html
Manchester & Salford Baths & Laundries Erected
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Taken 10/02/17; From Wiki " ... the spring is now housed in 18th-century buildings, designed by architects John Wood, the Elder and John Wood, the Younger, father and son. Visitors drank the waters in the Grand Pump Room, a neo-classical salon which remains in use, both for taking the waters and for social functions. Victorian expansion of the baths complex followed the neo-classical tradition established by the Woods."
De baden werden verlicht door zonlicht wat binnenvalt door het dak. De Moorse patronen maken deze lichtgaten tot een visueel spektakel. Heel bijzonder.
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The Bournemouth baths on the seafront during demolition in 1986, a sad day for the town as yet another
asset is destroyed and replaced by a temporary car park until the late 1990s when the Imax was built.The baths opened in 1937 at a cost of £80,000 , the pool was 100 feet by 35 feet and boasted olympic diving boards also there were turkish and medicated baths under the main pool. and a sun terrace on top.
The interior of the Terme Femminili in Herculaneum.
The Terme del Foro (Forum Baths) in Herculaneum contains sections for both men and women.
The Terme Femminili (women's baths) are the better preserved of the two, with well preserved mosaic floors.
The Terme del Foro (Forum Baths) in Herculaneum contains sections for both men and women.
The Terme Femminili (women's baths) are the better preserved of the two, with well preserved mosaic floors.
Herculaneum (Ercolano) was the second town destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Not as famous as its near-neighbour Pompeii, the site is much smaller and more compact, but in parts better preserved by the ash and mud which swamped it.
The site is located just eight miles from Naples and is almost lost amid the run-down modern residential neighbourhood in which it is located. An exclusive residential settlement at the time of the eruption, the site contains many brilliantly preserved homes, shops and baths which were used by the approximate 5,000 residents.
Manchester, UK by Andrew.
Victoria Baths, designed by Henry Price and opened by Manchester Corporation in 1906, are possibly the most extravagant baths built in the UK, with a wealth of tiling, mosaic and stained glass.
The baths was built with three swimming pools (Males First Class, Males Second Class, Females), Turkish Baths, wash baths and a wash-house. It was also later used as a dance hall and in the 1980s the Males Second Class pool was boarded over to form a sports hall. The baths ceased to operate in 1993 but a restoration programme is now in place.
"The famous statues surrounding the Great Bath represent Roman emperors and generals including Claudius, Constantine, Hadrian and Suetonius Paulinus who defeated Queen Boudicca. All but one were carved by the sculptor G. A. Lawson and erected by the architect John McKean Brydon (also the architect for the Victoria Art Gallery) ready for the grand opening of the Roman Baths to the public in 1897."
The roof of the steam room at the Arlington Baths in Glasgow. This Victorian building was taking part in Doors Open Day to celebrate its 140th anniversary.
Mývatn Nature Baths was quite nice. It is smaller than its southern cousin, Blue Lagoon; it did not seem quite as luxurious, it didn’t have Blue Lagoon's silica mud, and it had a lot of dead midges in the water (not surprising), but it was still nice and definitely worth a visit.
My photos from the water itself aren't that great, unfortunately, as the battery on my waterproof camera died within days of my arrival in Iceland and I hadn't packed its charger, so I had to rely on the phone in its waterproof pouch. The outside gloom didn't help, either.
The above image was taken on Sunday 1st June 2014 at Victoria Baths, Manchester.
This was my first time at Victoria Baths and during this visit I decided to shoot exclusively using a very wide angle lens (a 12mm Sigma) and also use my usual HDR style.
For more information about Victoria Baths see the site:
#Manchester #Victoria #baths #hdr #sigma #12mm
During our excursion to the Pompeii archaeological site, our tour group strolled the cobbled streets and explored the ruins of this ancient city. Among the highlights of our tour was a visit to the Terme Stabiane, or Stabian Baths.
After passing through the palaestra (central courtyard), we began our tour of the complex in the women's baths before continuing on to the men's baths. I took this photo after visiting the women's baths but before entering the men's baths; unfortunately, I don't recall the exact location or purpose of this area. (It might have been the servants' waiting area adjacent to the men's baths.)
A few details on the Stabian Baths:
This large bathing complex is the oldest in Pompeii; it takes up a significant portion of a city block and was built in several phases. The oldest areas are believed to date to the 4th century B.C., although the majority of the present structures date to the early 1st century B.C.
At the center of the complex is a large palaestra -- an open courtyard surrounded by covered porticoes and used for exercise/physical activity.
The southeast area of the complex houses the men's baths, including an apodyterium (changing area/dressing room), tepidarium (lukewarm room), caldarium (hot room), and frigidarium (cold room).
The northeast part of the complex encompasses the women's baths, including an apodyterium, tepidarium, and caldarium as well as an antechamber. (The women's baths did not have a separate frigidarium, but one end of the apodyterium contained a large basin for cold baths.)
The southwest corner of the complex featured a destrictarium (a room used for preparing for and cleaning after gymnastic exercise). At the center of the west side of the complex was a large pool, flanked by two nymphaeum where swimmers could rinse off before entering the pool.
The north side of the complex included the latrines, several private bath rooms, and an office.
(Click to view a floor plan of the baths as well as a layout map showing the bath complex in relation to its neighboring buildings.)
Brief History of Pompeii
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city located in Italy's Campania region, southeast of the modern city of Naples. It is believed to have been founded by the Oscans in the 6th or 7th century B.C.; it came under Roman domination around the 4th century B.C., and officially became a Roman colony in 80 B.C. after an unsuccessful rebellion against the Roman Republic. It was an important trading center during the 1st century B.C. and 1st century A.D., with many wealthy merchants and a population of about 11,000. However, the life of the city and its inhabitants came to an abrupt halt on August 24, 79 A.D., when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the entire city in volcanic ash and pumice.
After the nearby city of Herculaneum was rediscovered in 1738, initial excavations of Pompeii began in 1748. The ruins of Pompeii have been drawing tourists almost since excavations first began, and the site currently attracts some 2.5 million visitors per year.
Bramley Baths is the only remaining Edwardian bath-house in Leeds and is Grade II listed. It first opened as a pool and public bath-house in 1904, enabling local residents to wash, swim and use the Russian Steam Baths, fashionable with the Edwardians as a healthy pastime. Originally a steel foundry, the building’s chimney can be seen from across Leeds.
In 2011 Leeds City Council, under budgetary pressures, invited expressions of interest to take over management of Bramley Baths. A group of residents and supportive local organisations worked together to write a business plan, raise funds and transfer Bramley Baths to the community. Bramley Baths became a not-for-profit, community-led, professionally-run enterprise and began a new era on 1st January 2013.
Since 2013 a professional staff team backed by many supporters and volunteers, have turned around the fortunes of this much-loved community space. In 2015, the Baths worked with Yorkshire Life Aquatic and Leeds College of Art to produce a performance underpinned by real memories of time spent there, and the relationship people have with Bramley Baths. An archive containing the memories supplied during this project is available to browse and enjoy. Dip into the Bramley Memory Aquarium to hear some wonderful memories and find out why people in West Leeds are so well connected to this building and what it represents...
Bramley Baths is the only remaining Edwardian bath-house in Leeds and is Grade II listed. It first opened as a pool and public bath-house in 1904, enabling local residents to wash, swim and use the Russian Steam Baths, fashionable with the Edwardians as a healthy pastime. Originally a steel foundry, the building’s chimney can be seen from across Leeds.
In 2011 Leeds City Council, under budgetary pressures, invited expressions of interest to take over management of Bramley Baths. A group of residents and supportive local organisations worked together to write a business plan, raise funds and transfer Bramley Baths to the community. Bramley Baths became a not-for-profit, community-led, professionally-run enterprise and began a new era on 1st January 2013.
Since 2013 a professional staff team backed by many supporters and volunteers, have turned around the fortunes of this much-loved community space. In 2015, the Baths worked with Yorkshire Life Aquatic and Leeds College of Art to produce a performance underpinned by real memories of time spent there, and the relationship people have with Bramley Baths. An archive containing the memories supplied during this project is available to browse and enjoy. Dip into the Bramley Memory Aquarium to hear some wonderful memories and find out why people in West Leeds are so well connected to this building and what it represents...
Roman Baths , Bath.
The Great Roman Bath, 1st century AD, with superstructure by John McKean Brydon, 1895-97.
The Blackrock baths were provided for by the railway company in 1839 and were built beside the Blackrock train station. Quoting: BLACKROCK, in Dublin, is the most celebrated sea- bathing place in the vicinity of the capital. The streets are rather confined, but the extraordinary beauty of the country residences, and of the sea-shore, secures to the Rock a long train of equestrian visitors and jaunting cars, which have, however, considerably decreased since the railway to Kingstown was established. It was possible to buy a special train ticket that also permitted you entrance to the baths. In 1887 the baths were rebuilt in concrete with a large gentlemen's bath and a smaller ladies' bath. In 1928, the Urban District Council bought the baths for £2,000 and readied them for the Tailteann Games. The baths, with a 50 metre pool, were well known for their swimming galas and water polo and could accommodate up to 1,000 spectators.
Eddie Heron lived in Sandycove and is known for his achievement as 36 years undefeated Springboard and Highboard Diving Champion of Ireland. A plaque commemorating him is located on the railway bridge that crosses over to the baths.
On 11 September 1891, Thomas Joseph Crean, while swimming with fellow students near Blackrock, helped rescue a 21-year-old art student named William Ahern. Crean noticed that Ahern was in trouble and together with a young solicitor named Leachman from Dundrum, he managed to bring him ashore. For his bravery he was awarded a medal by the Royal Humane Society.
The decline in use of the baths started in the 1960s when indoor heated swimming pools started to appear. Dun Laoghaire Corporation closed the Blackrock Baths in the late 1980s and by 1992, due to lack of maintenance, parts of the baths were dismantled. The baths can still be seen near the train station along with the diving platform. They have since been sold to developers Treasury Holdings, who have raised the possibility of building high-rise apartments on the site.