people saying 'I didn't know Carlisle had Turkish Baths', to 'how do we book?'." The baths were built in 1909 but their plans and design were drawn up several years earlier during the Victorian ...

Julie Minns, chair of the Friends of Carlisle Victorian and Turkish Baths, said the decision was made "in a matter of seconds despite an 18-month-long campaign". "Usage has more than doubled since ...