Plaque

Camberwell Baths

Erection date: 25/7/1901

Inscription

Borough of Camberwell
Lady Llangattock laid this foundation stone of these public baths and wash-houses on Thursday 25th July 1901. Erected on land generously given by the right honourable the Lord Llangattock.
Matthew Wallace JP - Mayor
Charles William Tagg - Town Clerk
Maurice B. Adams FRIBA and William Oxtoby AMICE - Joint architects

Site: Camberwell Library and Baths (4 memorials)

SE5, Wells Way

The library is the northern building, pools to the south.  The Library plaque is below the bay window. The Baths plaque is on the white stone between the two entrances. They were laid on the same day.

The entrance to the library is around the northern corner, in what is now Burgess Park. The entrance to the Baths, on Wells Road, is delightfully ornamented with carvings by Gunthorpe and Horsman of mermaids in watery foliage clutching their tails, and faces of a boy and of a girl peering out from behind similar foliage, appropriately above the words 'Men' and 'Women'. The architects were Spalding & Cross but we don't know the sculptor.

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Lord Llangattock, John Rolls

Landowner, Conservative politician, socialite, local benefactor and agricultu...

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Maurice Adams

Architect. Born Maurice Bingham Adams. He was instrumental in the founding of...

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Lady Llangattock, Georgiana Rolls

Wife of Lord Llangattock. Born Georgiana Marcia Maclean. A socialite, benefac...

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William Oxtoby, A.M.I.C.E.

Appointed Surveyor/Engineer for the Borough of Camberwell c.1898. William Ox...

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Charles William Tagg

Camberwell Town Clerk in 1901. We found our man at Ratcliffe History: "Charle...

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Matthew Wallace - Camberwell

First Camberwell Mayor 1900-01. We think Matthew Wallace may be the same man ...

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Camberwell Library

Camberwell Library

Borough of Camberwell Public Library This foundation stone was laid July 25 1...

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Passmore Edwards Library, Baths and Washhouse

Passmore Edwards Library, Baths and Washhouse

Passmore Edwards Library, Baths and Washhouse a 'one-stop shop', opened in 19...

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Samuel Jones and Company

Samuel Jones and Company

This magnificent tiled butterfly is indeed a Camberwell Beauty. Moved here af...

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