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Customers were given two towels, a locker key and condoms on entrance. Further condoms were available from wall dispensers. Most people kept the second towel as a dry spare in their locker. The convention was to walk around the bathhouse wearing a towel, though nudity in the dry or steam sauna was
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naturist spa. Originally a warehouse, the
Shoreditch redevelopment cost £2.5 million. In 2000 the venue was significantly expanded with the addition of the restaurant, 30 more cubicles, video lounge and internet room. It was announced in February 2016 that the venue would be closing down, and the
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Chariots Shoreditch was closed for Easter Weekend, after a 24-year-old man's body was found. The police investigation found that death was due to a drugs overdose but there were no suspicious circumstances.
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The second floor had a swimming pool, poolside loungers, two whirlpools (Jacuzzis), two steam-rooms, two hot dry saunas, showers, glory-hole cubicles, a second smaller dark room, outside private smoking area and a porn video/orgy room.
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was on one level on the first floor of the building. It comprised an entrance lobby, locker room, cafe, showers, a steam room, a large sauna later divided in two, dark rooms, glory holes, private rooms and relaxation area.
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are referred to as "gay saunas", as opposed to gay bathhouses, the term more commonly used in North
America. There are gay saunas throughout the UK in most major cities, including eight in London.
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were called to attend a fire which was reported to have destroyed most of the ground floor of
Chariots Shoreditch. 150 patrons were evacuated, and there were no injuries.
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Vauxhall (2005, closed March 2020). In January 2021 Chariots Spa announced that it had gone into liquidation and that Chariots Vauxhall was permanently closed.
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normal. Apart from the lounge, cafe area, lockable cabins and within the
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The first floor housed a maze of free private cabins of various sizes including orgy rooms and an extensive dark maze (pitch black orgy room and set of cabins).
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Woods, William J.; Binson, Diane (2003). William J. Woods; Diane Binson (eds.).
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1018:"Chariots on fire: East London gay sauna severely damaged in fire"
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906:Peek: inside the private world of public sex
317:Club 69, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire
277:Former (now closed) gay saunas in the UK:
497:testing sessions held at the bathhouse.
391:The Bathhouse (formerly The Suite), Bath
235:The Greenhouse, Darlaston, West Midlands
933:Gay Bathhouses and Public Health Policy
752:Humphreys, Rob; Bamber, Judith (2003).
651:https://www.partnersswingersclub.co.uk/
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201:Steamworks Sauna (formerly The Pound),
853:"NHS to hold STI testing in gay sauna"
460:In terms of floor-space and capacity,
412:Unit 1 Sauna, Rottingdean, East Sussex
464:was the largest gay sauna in the UK.
360:Pink Broadway, Southampton, Hampshire
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760:(5 ed.). Rough Guides. p.
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366:(formerly Lads Locker Room), Bristol
290:Bright 'N' Beautiful Sauna, Brighton
726:Wakefield, Lily (26 January 2021).
375:Splash Sauna, Liverpool, Merseyside
179:Sailors Sauna (formerly Chariots),
1093:LGBT culture in the United Kingdom
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1098:LGBT places in the United Kingdom
529:On 2 May 1998, former footballer
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855:. PinkNews.co.uk. Archived from
351:Nero's, Bury, Greater Manchester
833:(767). QX: 88. 19 November 2009
690:of Chariots Farringdon in 2007.
216:The Boiler Room Sauna, Brighton
827:"QX Magazine London Issue 767"
150:Number 52, Newcastle upon Tyne
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1016:Park, James (20 March 2011).
996:"Man found dead in gay sauna"
994:Shoffman, Marc (2006-04-21).
381:Steamworks, New Cross, London
378:Star Steam, Battersea, London
879:, archive from official site
540:On Sunday 20 March 2011 the
281:Base Sauna (H2O), Manchester
225:The Brighton Sauna, Brighton
198:Steam Complex, Armley, Leeds
851:Staff Writer (2007-10-15).
299:Chariots Shoreditch, London
296:Chariots Farringdon, London
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302:Chariots Streatham, London
192:Splash Spa & Leisure,
756:The Rough Guide to London
418:Wellman's Health Studio,
394:The Frat House, Sheffield
308:Chariots Waterloo, London
305:Chariots Vauxhall, London
16:Places for public gay sex
903:Couture, Joseph (2008).
788:. Time Out London. 2009.
415:Unit 2 Sauna, Birmingham
397:The Greenhouse, Barnsley
1072:Human sexuality portal
293:Celts Sauna, Leicester
252:The Pipeworks, Glasgow
213:Sweatbox Sauna, London
39:Gay saunas in the UK:
1044:United Kingdom portal
627:"Marco's Hull - Home"
606:"Spartacus Gay Guide"
176:Portsea Sauna, London
173:Pleasuredrome, London
94:Helsinki Health Spa,
975:. BBC. 24 April 2008
649:Now a swingers club
564:"UK Gay Sauna Index"
424:Wolf Spa, Nottingham
369:Spartan, Erdington,
345:Jack's Hydro, Bangor
163:, Greater Manchester
129:Marco's Health Spa,
101:Heroes Health Club,
91:, Greater Manchester
542:London Fire Brigade
473:Chariots Shoreditch
462:Chariots Shoreditch
166:Plastic Ivy Sauna,
892:. 4 February 2016.
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631:www.marcos-hull.uk
131:Kingston upon Hull
82:Kingston upon Hull
50:Basement Complex,
961:(237). Millivres.
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909:. Haworth Press.
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786:"Chariots Review"
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669:. 5 February 2016
663:"Hackney Gazette"
585:"Queer Saunas UK"
509:Chariots Waterloo
262:Tropics Day Spa,
245:The Locker Room,
219:The Boiler Room,
143:Northwich Sauna,
60:, Nottinghamshire
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108:Legs 800 Club,
105:, West Midlands
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87:Heat Sauna,
80:Gentry Spa,
70:, Merseyside
68:New Brighton
47:, Lancashire
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979:21 November
802:MTV England
737:24 February
711:18 December
673:18 December
611:18 December
590:18 December
569:18 December
477:Roman baths
468:Description
406:The Pound,
384:Suite.429,
354:Number 18,
287:Base, Leeds
259:, Wiltshire
188:Bournemouth
136:ME1 Sauna,
110:Walthamstow
103:Stourbridge
1082:Categories
1024:2012-11-11
1002:2012-11-11
863:2012-11-11
837:2009-11-21
636:2023-01-15
548:References
400:The Lane,
386:Chelmsford
371:Birmingham
332:Eagle 50,
328:Nottingham
264:Portsmouth
247:Kennington
186:Saunabar,
147:, Cheshire
73:E15 Club,
52:Manchester
30:Gay saunas
959:Gay Times
732:Pink News
516:Etiquette
442:Crossrail
408:Edinburgh
356:Edinburgh
311:The Cage
221:Sheffield
203:Edinburgh
194:Leicester
181:Limehouse
145:Northwich
138:Rochester
98:, Suffolk
89:Stockport
75:Stratford
58:Mansfield
45:Blackpool
705:Attitude
429:Chariots
420:Aberdeen
249:, London
209:Carlisle
183:, London
168:Dewsbury
124:Plymouth
117:Bradford
112:, London
77:, London
402:Glasgow
388:, Essex
342:, Devon
334:Cardiff
257:Swindon
242:, Gwent
240:Newport
207:Sweat,
155:Belfast
126:, Devon
96:Ipswich
35:Current
22:in the
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364:Sparta
340:Exeter
322:Dundee
273:Closed
161:Oldham
140:, Kent
326:CS2,
313:Derry
230:Luton
981:2009
938:ISBN
911:ISBN
807:ISBN
766:ISBN
739:2021
713:2019
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