Blackburn Turkish Baths Richmond Terrace Blackburn

The baths were opened on 25 May 1891,1 just over a year after their owners, the newly incorporated Blackburn Turkish Baths Company Ltd, had purchased their plot of land in Richmond Terrace.  The building was designed by James Herbert Stones of a local firm of architects, Stones & Gradwell, and the architect himself lived in the same road. The front of the building was of deep red brick, with buff terra-cotta dressings from Clark & Rea of Wrexham. The elevation was considered to be 'of good height' and showed 'considerable resource in the treatment of material.' Opening advertisements noted:

High-Class Baths of every description
No expense has been spared to make the Baths as comfortable
as possible. Perfect ventilation ensured.
Massage and electrical treatment specially given by a
thoroughly trained Masseur and Electrician.