Baths and wash houses in Britain
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baths-and-wash-houses-in-britain-274-10744048
title:
Baths and wash houses in Britain
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Baths and wash houses available for public use in Britain were first established in Liverpool. St. George's Pier Head salt-water baths were opened in 1828 by the Corporation of Liverpool, with the first known warm fresh-water public wash house being opened in May 1842 on Frederick Street. Wash houses often combined aspects of public bathing and self-service laundry. The Romans, whom the Victorians often sought to emulate, had built many public baths (thermae) open to everyone, but these had long
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baths_and_wash_houses_in_Britain
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2024-01-04T19:44:42Z
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