The Wells and Camden Wash Houses and Baths. 1888. Hampstead, London, NW3. Since many of the worker's homes in Victorian Hampstead had no running water, this public building provided both drinking water and facilities for bathing. [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
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- A Prosaic but Useful Service: Bathhouses and Washhouses, an Idea Whose Time Had Come
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Photograph and text by George P. Landow. You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.
Last modified 23 May 2008