Marshall Street Baths
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One of the features of Marshall Street is its heritage, amoungst others and probably most impressive are its ancient baths. The first public baths were built on the site by the Vestry of St James in 1850 and the present building, then known as The Westminster Public Baths, was started in 1928 and completed in 1931. It was built with public funds for the health and well being of local people.
The main pool is lined with white Sicilian marble and this marble and Swedish green marble are used on the walls at either end. The bronze fountain in a niche at the shallow end, depicting a merchild with two dolphins, is by Walter Gilbert.
Behind the pool is a smaller pool, the 'second class bath' 70ft x 30ft' which also has a barrel vaulted roof. When built the complex also included a child's welfare centre, a public laundry and public bathing facilities, among other things
Marshall Street baths are owned by Westminster City Council and were closed by the City council in 1997
