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Old 07-08-2011, 00:49   #7
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Re: Victoria Baths, Manchester.

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They were shaped like a big slipper, with a raised end.

'A slipper bath is a bath tub shaped like a slipper, with a high rising back, designed to keep the water hot for longer and to protect the modesty of the bather – even though they were alone in a cubicle.'
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