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As to Sanitary arrangements.
As to the scheme and arrangement for warming the
Swimming Baths and Private Baths.
As to the Architectural design outside and inside.
I beg to recommend for your acceptance the Plan sent
in by Messrs. Spalding and Cross, which are most convenient,
economically arranged, well lighted and ventilated,
and as to which the greatest pains has been taken by the
authors to make the warming arrangements as complete and
effective as possible and with economy in working. Messrs.
Spalding and Cross have taken far more pains with this
subject (so virtally important as respecting Public Baths),
than has any other competitor. They have indeed given
elaborate details of two methods of heating, to which if their
design is adopted the careful consideration of the Commissioners
should be given.
Their design for the Entrance Front, although evincing
much architectural ability, is however hardly in my opinion
sufficiently indicative of a public building, and if they be
appointed Architects, I think they should be called upon to
re-consider it in this respect. It is represented in a cleverly
drawn perspective in Sepia only, but the materials proposed
are Red Brick and Red Mansfield Stone dressings, which
would produce a good effect.
By very clever arrangements Messrs. Spalding and
Cross have contrived to get not only the Large Swimming
Baths, but also all the private baths for both sexes, and of
both classes on the same level, the advantage of which is