Meet at 11 am on Tuesday 15th August at the Victorian Bath House near to Liverpool Street Station. This is a delightful little building surrounded by tall offices. It is in a pedestrian area, adjacent to a former churchyard.
The address is 7-8 Bishopsgate, Churchyard, EC2M 3TJ and Liverpool Street is the closest underground station. There are also plenty of buses running along Bishopsgate. It might be a bit difficult to find, but persevere, it is there.
Originally built in 1817 it was rebuilt in the late nineteenth century with Elphick as the architect and is now Grade II Listed. Inside there are Arab motifs.
London's population grew dramatically in the nineteenth century and bathhouses were a way of allowing the population to keep reasonably clean. Turkish bath houses, of which this is one, used hot dry air as a cleanser and were exclusive to men.
The little building is now an events venue and extends underground. Unfortunately I doubt we can get inside, but it is always worth having a go, when we are there.
There is plenty to draw in the surrounding area, once artists have finished their pics of the bath house
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