In 1912, the year of the 'Titanic', the doors of Kilcullen's Bath house were first opened for business. The Bath House had been built for the purpose on a site acquired by the Kilcullen family as far back as 1898. The Edwardian building hailed at the time as 'Kilcullen's modern Bath House', an attempt to set it apart from a much older establishment dating frpm the middle of the 19th century, is today as it was then.
Picture of the Bath House |
Ironically it is that 'modern' building that now gives the bath House its quaint Edwardian charm, a time capsule to remind the bather of the simple elegance of a bygone age. The beautiful Edwardian fittings comprising the original enormous glazed porcelain baths, solid brass taps and panelled wooden shower cisterns which a decade ago would have been considered dowdy, now combine to provide the unique ambience of the Bath House. |
For almost 100 years and into the fifth generation of ownership the same family, the Bath House has opened its doors for the Summer tourist season.