▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁bath s ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁and ▁were ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁The ▁architecture ▁was ▁of ▁red ▁brick ▁with ▁a ▁blue ▁brick ▁base . ▁The ▁fa ç ade ▁was ▁decor ated ▁in ▁block ▁stone ▁dress ings ▁and ▁stone ▁string ▁courses ▁with ▁m ould ed ▁cor nice ▁and ▁c app ings . ▁ ▁The ▁bath s ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁being ▁destroyed ▁beyond ▁repair ▁by ▁air ▁ra ids ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁the ▁oldest ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁as ▁the ▁Kent ▁Street ▁and ▁Wood cock ▁Street ▁bath s ▁had ▁been ▁re construct ed ▁during ▁their ▁life ▁times . ▁ ▁The ▁bath s ▁offered ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁class ▁sw imming ▁bath s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁large ▁private ▁bath s . ▁The ▁private ▁bath s ▁were ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁First ▁A id ▁post ▁upon ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Monument ▁Road ▁Bath s ▁Prov iding ▁bath s ▁for ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁issue ▁since ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁however , ▁action ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁when ▁a ▁site ▁at ▁Monument ▁Road ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁committee . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁comm enced ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁the ▁bath s ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁bath s ▁provided ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁class ▁bath