▁good ▁amount ▁of ▁water . ▁However , ▁this ▁supply ▁of ▁water ▁pos ed ▁a ▁problem ▁to ▁build ers ▁of ▁the ▁bath s ▁who ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁prevent ▁water ▁from ▁entering ▁and ▁flo oding ▁the ▁construction ▁site . ▁The ▁final ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁bath s ▁was ▁£ 2 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁contained ▁first ▁and ▁second - class ▁sw imming ▁bath s ▁for ▁men , ▁first ▁and ▁second - class ▁bath s ▁for ▁women , ▁Turkish ▁bath s ▁and ▁la und ry ▁facilities . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁a ▁women ' s ▁sw imming ▁bath s ▁and ▁bath s ▁for ▁women ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁an ▁ad jo ining ▁building ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁on ▁Go och ▁Street . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁main ▁buildings , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁bath ▁on ▁Go och ▁Street , ▁were ▁demol ished ▁and ▁new ▁facilities ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁modern ▁style . ▁The ▁building ▁contained ▁a ▁g ala ▁sw imming ▁bath , ▁private ▁bath s , ▁Turkish ▁and ▁Russian ▁bath s , ▁offices ▁and ▁a ▁repair ▁and ▁maintenance ▁dep ot . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Hur ley ▁Robinson , ▁it ▁was ▁of ▁art ▁de co ▁architecture ▁and ▁remains ▁today ▁as ▁Kent ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁bath ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁damage ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁g ala ▁bath ▁to