s , ▁su ites ▁of ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁class ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁private ▁bath s , ▁and ▁Turkish ▁bath s . ▁It ▁fast ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁popular ▁bath ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁committee , ▁with ▁attend ances ▁only ▁being ▁exceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁bath s ▁at ▁Kent ▁Street . ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁buildings ▁and ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁modern ▁facility . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁planning ▁restrictions , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁res ized ▁and ▁made ▁smaller ▁allowing ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁sw imming ▁bath ▁and ▁no ▁Turkish ▁bath s . ▁The ▁bath s ▁were ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁bath s ▁were ▁demol ished ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁ ▁Green ▁Lane ▁Bath s ▁ ▁T alk ▁of ▁providing ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁B ord es ley ▁and ▁Der it end ▁and ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁w ards ▁with ▁bath s ▁had ▁been ▁around ▁before ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Monument ▁Road ▁Bath s . ▁The ▁committee ▁presented ▁the ▁council ▁with ▁a ▁site ▁they ▁believed ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁bath s , ▁however , ▁this ▁was ▁rejected ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁a ▁che aper ▁site ▁be ▁found . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁no ▁alternative ▁site ▁had ▁become ▁available ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁propos als ▁were ▁renew ed . ▁There ▁were ▁slight