▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁act , ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Bath s ▁Association ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁land ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁to ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁the ▁council ▁gave ▁their ▁san ction ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁bath s ▁and ▁was h ▁house ▁on ▁Kent ▁Street ▁site ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁Bath s ▁Association . ▁ ▁Bath s ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁The ▁committee ▁constructed ▁many ▁public ▁bath s ▁and ▁never ▁acquired ▁private ▁bath s . ▁Also , ▁B irmingham ▁was ▁under going ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁change ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁absor bed ▁many ▁urban ▁districts ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁before . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁committee ▁often ▁gained ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁bath ing ▁facilities ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁district ▁coun c ils ▁before . ▁ ▁Kent ▁Street ▁Bath s ▁ ▁Kent ▁Street ▁Bath s ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁bath s ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁committee . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁foundation ▁stone . ▁The ▁bath s ▁were ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁however , ▁the ▁bath s ▁were ▁not ▁completed ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁D . ▁R . ▁Hill . ▁The ▁bath s ▁were ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁and ▁so ▁received ▁a