Downstream

would become less pleasant
to bathe in’.
In 1876, the year porpoises
were spotted in the area, the
bath averaged 700 people a
day, far fewer than
anticipated. One issue may
have been cost; a floating
bath – at one shilling a swim
– was more expensive than
public indoor pools. In
December that year the
Charing Cross bath was
turned into a Glaciarium. The