The picture shows the frigidarium, with statues in niches near the tops of the columns.
The Turkish baths, constructed as part of the 1913 extension to the Imperial Hotel, were the subject of an early campaign by the Victorian Society, which failed and the baths were demolished, with the rest of the hotel, in 1966. But the statues were rescued and now sit in the courtyard of the new hotel, just down Russell Square, at Imperial Hotel - statues.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Turkish baths at Imperial Hotel
Claimed to be the first public building in South Norwood. When it opened there was little else here except for brickworks and farmland.
A community centre in the Borough of Lewisham, It contains a large swimming pool, gym, library and creche.
Publican of the Goat in Boots probably from 1884 - 1895, overseeing the rebuilding in 1887. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: William Prangnell was born in October 184...
An organisation based in Luton and dedicated to carnival arts.
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