The Baths seen here were built in Park Street, in 1887, at a reported cost of £5743, and opened in the following year. They were so named because building commenced in Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year.
Being located in what was then a poor district, with no baths in the small dwellings, they were extensively used until well into the present century, when prices were 6d for a first class bath, and 3d for a second class, towels provided, with soap at 2d a tablet. As the area improved, the Baths were used less and less, although about 15000 baths were taken in 1978. In 1980, the decision was taken that the baths should be demolished, as no longer necessary,so I had these pictures taken on 24 August 1980, while the buildings were still intact, although the adjoining houses, 41 & 42, to the north and 44 & 45 to the south, had long been disused and boarded up. All these buildings were removed in late 1982. This photograph shows the general view along the east side of Park Street, from the south.
Image Reference: JG_22_116.tif
Date: 1980
Image Details: Original monochrome print
Size of Original: 130x112
Place: Brighton
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