1862 City Baths Algernon Darge The Alexandra Mansions and the

The Alexandra Mansions and the Playhouse Theatre can be seen on the left hand side of the street

Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains

The building on the left is the Victoria Building

which is open at that time

1862 City Baths Algernon Darge The Alexandra Mansions and theA photograph of the original Melbourne City Baths in 1862. This building was replaced by the current City Baths building in 1904. The baths are still at 420 Swanston Street and you can use the facilities there. By the 1850s the Yarra had become quite polluted and was the cause of an epidemic of typhoid fever, resulting in many deaths. The residents of Melbourne wanted a community bathing facility that was safe and open to everyone. The Melbourne City