9 2 . ▁D ul wich ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁bath s ▁of ▁seven ▁bath s ▁designed ▁by ▁Sp ald ing ▁& ▁Cross . ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁various ▁del ays ▁including ▁changes ▁to ▁d rain age ▁plans ▁and ▁a ▁union ▁dispute ▁over ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁l ime ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁concrete , ▁on ▁analysis ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁standard , ▁the ▁opening ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Ch arg es ▁were ▁ 6 d ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁sw im ▁and ▁ 2 d ▁for ▁ 2 nd ▁class ▁( class ▁being ▁the ▁choice ▁between ▁the ▁main ▁and ▁second ▁po ols ) ▁with ▁charges ▁for ▁schools ▁varying ▁between ▁ 3 d ▁to ▁ 1 d ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁agreement ▁with ▁each ▁school . ▁The ▁basic ▁sw imming ▁charge ▁was ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁ 6 d ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bath s ▁were ▁available ▁for ▁h ire ▁for ▁various ▁functions ▁including ▁d ances , ▁ind oor ▁sports ▁and ▁functions . ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁The ▁bath s ▁were ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁for ▁hospital ▁and ▁Red ▁Cross ▁work ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁War ▁Ref uge es ▁Committee ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁for ▁housing ▁Belg ian ▁refuge es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁the ▁bath s ▁briefly ▁return ▁to ▁public ▁use ▁but ▁were ▁then ▁allocated ▁for ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Cam