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BATHS
A building containing a swimming pool and other structures and facilities associated with recreational swimming. In the case of such a complex containing baths for swimming, also index with SWIMMING POOL.
Public Bath House (Non-Preferred) | Swimming Baths (Non-Preferred)
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
>> Baths
>> Baths
>>> Pithead Baths
>>> Pithead Baths
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| BATH HOUSE | A building equipped with facilities for bathing. |
| HYPOCAUST | An under-floor heating system found in Roman buildings. Hot air from a furnace was directed along passages beneath the floor created by raising it on vertical pillars, or by cutting channels into a concrete sub-floor. |
| SPA | A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. |
