Victorian Turkish bath

Definitions

1. 1

   A bathing procedure in which the bather sweats freely in a room heated by hot dry air (or…

   A bathing procedure in which the bather sweats freely in a room heated by hot dry air (or in a series of two or three such rooms maintained at progressively higher temperatures), usually followed by a cold plunge, a full body wash and massage, and a final period of relaxation in a cooling-room.

   • The system of heating used in Victorian Turkish baths, however, differed dramatically from the Turkish model.
   • The Victorian Turkish bath was really a re-invention of the Roman bath, as the dryness of the air distinguishes it from the orignal hammams.
   • Urquhart’s personal attempts, enhanced by a series of publications and lectures on the benefits of the Victorian Turkish bath, were quite effectve in the rapid spread of this institution throughout the British Isles.
2. 2

   a specific named establishment offering such baths.

   • Harrogate Victorian Turkish Baths offer guided tours on several weekday mornings where a resident historian will guide you through the building's unique history […]

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