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| Keywords: Victoria Embankment (21177395802).jpg In July 1875 the 'Floating Swimming Bath Company' opened its first floating swimming bath on the River Thames just upstream of Hungerford Bridge It was built by the Thames Ironworks company at Blackwall and was 135 feet long and 25 feet wide the depth of the water was from 3 feet to 7 feet at the deep end The water came from the river and was filtered before being aerated by two fountains situated beneath the domes it was also heated The total amount of water used at any one time was 150 000 gallons the bath could be filled in six hours the entrance charge was one shilling The bath was not used during the winter months and the owners applied and were granted permission by the Board of works to install refrigeration machinery and turn the bath into a 'Glaciarium' which was Victorian for a skating rink The enterprise was very popular throughout the year but appears to have disappeared from the Thames during the mid 1880s https //www flickr com/photos/31363949 N02/21177395802/ Victoria Embankment 1876 Engraved by Henry Adlard 1799 - 1893 after a painting by John O'Connor 1830 - 1889 <br/>Scanned by https //www flickr com/people/31363949 N02 Leonard Bentley from Iden East Sussex UK http //www britishmuseum org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details aspx objectId 3309218 partId 1 51 506251 -0 122115 source Flickr PD-old-auto-1923 1893 Leonard Bentley https //flickr com/photos/31363949 N02/21177395802 2015-11-12 21 33 29 cc-by-sa-2 0 1875 in London John O'Connor Henry Adlard Exterior of the Palace of Westminster Victoria Embankment Westminster Abbey in art Westminster Bridge in art Exterior of Elizabeth Tower River Thames in London in art Mattbuck's temporary category Swimming pools in London Ice rinks in London Files from Leonard Bentley Flickr stream | ||||
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