▁the ▁fund . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁two ▁lect ures ▁were ▁delivered ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁ur ging ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁public ▁bath s ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁other ▁towns ▁and ▁cities . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁that ▁the ▁attend ance ▁of ▁the ▁lect ures ▁was ▁low , ▁however , ▁those ▁in ▁attend ance ▁were ▁' high ly ▁respect able '. ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁public ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁where ▁they ▁proposed ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Kent ▁Street ▁and ▁Go och ▁Street ▁in ▁B irmingham . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁the ▁committee ▁purchased ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁£ 6 , 1 0 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁funds ▁they ▁had ▁accum ulated . ▁ ▁Official ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁campaign ing ▁by ▁many ▁comm itte es , ▁the ▁Public ▁Bath s ▁and ▁W ash - h ouses ▁Act ▁received ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁The ▁Act ▁emp ower ed ▁local ▁authorities ▁to ▁in cur ▁exp end iture ▁in ▁construct ing ▁public ▁sw imming ▁bath s ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁funds . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁called ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁meeting ▁that