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Richard Barter designed at least eight—possibly nine—Turkish baths for the doctor. Mrs Donovan, referring to 'Mr R Barter (artist)', wrote, 'This gentleman was, we believe, Dr Barter's only architect, and the baths all bear testimony to his architectural and artistic skill.' But the baths
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At Dr Barter's request, Richard Barter travelled to Rome to study the ancient baths there. The knowledge he gained enabled the building, later in 1856, of the first successful
Victorian Turkish bath—one specifically built for use by the hydro's patients and staff. In Europe, the Victorian Turkish
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Turkish baths designed by Richard Barter included the first in Ireland to open for the general public, those in Grenville Place, Cork (1859), those in the grounds of the Killarney Hotel (1859), the pseudo-oriental-looking
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