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
Formed initially as the Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa, renamed in 1956. From their website: "To celebrate Ottawa’s centenary in 1926, the Society unveiled a memorial to Lieutenant-...
Founded by the parents of Stephen Lawrence to ensure that future generations of young people would enjoy the opportunities that were denied to him.
Founded by doctors George Scott Williamson and Innes Pearse as an integral part of the 'Peckham Experiment', the area being chosen because of its deprivation. Nine hundred and fifty local families...
Formed to protect, preserve and improve buildings, transport, roads and open spaces in Finchley and Friern Barnet and their environs, and to explore the history and the special features of the area...
Local community organiser and campaigner. Lived on the Peckwater Estate 1966 - 2003. A play centre in 1972, some play groups, countless ‘jollies’ to the seaside for tenants - all owe their existen...
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