Friends of Carlisle’s Victorian & Turkish Baths

Our final #TuesdayTreasure is a collage of images of Carlisle's #TurkishBaths. We will no longer be posting here, please follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/SaveCarlisleTu… or Instagram instagram.com/turkish_baths_… #heritage #architecture

Our #vision of creating a health and wellbeing centre at Carlisle's historic baths with the Turkish Baths at its heart would support the local community and bring visitors to the city. #Wellbeingtourism #TurkishBaths #heritage #health #Carlisle

So true! We love sitting in baths (and plunge pools) of water. Especially as it's good for our health - both physical and mental😊 Although the rain is good for us too - boosting our immune system💦 #health #wellbeing #TurkishBaths #baths #rain

We have a big #fundraising effort ahead to #SaveCarlisleBaths & create a #health & #wellbeing centre for the #community with the #TurkishBaths at its heart. All donations will help us, follow the link to our JustGiving page : justgiving.com/friendscarlisl… #charity #donate #Heritage

Find us at Penrith Winter Droving on Sat 26 Oct, 10.30-6.30 with merchandise, a tombola & information about our vision for #Carlisle's #historic baths. Please come & say hello, if you're there. All money raised will go towards our #fundraising. #TurkishBaths #charity #Heritage

This week's #FF is @WorksSwim, a proposed #outdoor #swimmingpool in St. Ives Regional Park, Bingley, West Yorkshire, which would be the UK’s first public naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool. yorkshireswimworks.com #outdoorswimming #wildswimming #futurelidos #outdoorpool

Great to see a part of #Cumbria's heritage featured by @HistoricEngland. The community is also celebrated by a plaque in the village, placed there as part of a BBC history programme. #HeritageMatters #BlackHistoryMonth #localhistory

We're celebrating #Carlisle's listed buildings starting with Grade I listed Tithe Barn, West Walls. Built c1470s as the barn for the Priory of St Mary, altered in the 19th century, saved from demolition in 1965 by Carlisle & District Civic Trust & restored 1969-71. #Heritage

A #BlackHistoryMonth celebration of Team GB's black Olympic swimmers: Kevin Burns 1st black swimmer to represent Team GB at Montreal 1976. Alice Dearing 1st black female swimmer, 10km open water, Tokyo 2020. Eva Okaro 1st black pool swimmer, 4x100m freestyle relay, Paris 2024.

A #TuesdayTreasure photo of the beautiful #ArtDeco skylight in the ladies' waiting room at #Carlisle's #TurkishBaths. #heritage #architecture #stainedglass

#Carlisle's #TurkishBaths is a important piece of British heritage - only 12 remain in working order in the UK after a total of approx 700 in their heyday. Our vision would see them in use again offering a health & social facility for the community & a unique visitor attraction.

Buying some of our merchandise helps us to raise funds to realise our vision to #ReopenCarlisleBaths. We now have lovely #TurkishBaths soap from #Carlisle Soap Company available on our website: carlislebaths.co.uk/shop/ #charity #fundraising #merch

This is the effect a visit to #Carlisle's #TurkishBaths had on many of us & why we are missing them. There's nothing quite like stepping off the street into the calm & tranquility of that beautiful space. #mondaymotivation #Relax #ReopenCarlisleBaths #starttheweek #mondaymood

Please follow us, like, comment on & #share our posts to help spread the word about our #campaign to #ReopenCarlisleBaths. We need all the support we can get & want people to visit from far & wide when they open again😊 #SaveCarlisleBaths #TurkishBaths #charity #Heritage

Making a donation, no matter how big/small, will help our #fundraising for the next stage of our viability study. Our vision is to #ReopenCarlisleBaths, & the last remaining working #TurkishBaths in the north west, as a health & wellbeing centre. justgiving.com/friendscarlisl… #charity

You can help our #campaign to #ReopenCarlisleBaths by writing to your Cumberland Councillor & your local MP asking them to support the reopening of Carlisle's Turkish Baths. Template emails on our website: carlislebaths.co.uk/takeaction/ #CalltoAction #wellbeing #community #Heritage

Around the world in 80 baths... Groningen Stadsstrand, Netherlands. In the middle of the city, on the waterfront you will find the city beach - a place to get a breath of fresh air, sunbathe & swim whenever the Dutch weather allows.

A #FF of @ELWaterworks, a proposal to turn an ex-water depot in Waltham Forest into a biodiverse community park with wild #swimming, forest school & dry & wetland habitats for #wildlife & #people. The project is run by volunteers from the community. elwp.org.uk

Great to read this post about a fine historic Cumbrian building in Maryport - still in use & providing a great setting for the Senhouse Roman Museum😊 #HeritageMatters #Cumbria #museum

On #WorldMentalHealthDay we're remembering the relaxation & de-stressing that happened during a visit to #Carlisle's #TurkishBaths. It was a tonic for body & mind as captured in this 2022 video of 3 regular users' experiences: fb.watch/v6NK6FIDNJ/ #mentalhealth #wellbeing