History of the Eastway Baths

The British Sauna Society is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes and develops sauna culture for health and well-being and builds international ties as the UK national member of the International Sauna Association (ISA) and Aufguss WM.

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Join us for the untold story of this 1930s Hackney bathhouse, learn about UK bathing history and how the Eastway Baths are coming back.

The Baths

<p>The Eastway Baths opened in Hackney Wick in 1935 to provide slipper baths and mechanical laundry at a time when domestic washing facilities were almost non-existent. As the understanding of disease and public health rapidly advanced in the early 20th century, public bathing became a key priority for many local authorities across the UK.</p><p>Gabrielle Reason, Director at the <a href="https://www.community-sauna.co.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Community Sauna Baths CIC</a> which has returned public bathing to the building after a 50-year hiatus, will share photos from its past and narrate its place in a wider story of hot and cold bathing in the UK. More than being just a ritual that promotes social, mental, physical and existential wellbeing, the case will be made for how, across geographies and history, bathing has been foundational to creative culture and the making of some of our most iconic towns and cities.</p>

History of the Eastway Baths

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