Leeds had several areas with curative waters, famous in their time. This one in the Quarry Hill area was thought to have been regularly visited by Leeds historian Ralph Thoresby. The first bath to be built was the work of MP David Urquhart and his Manchester Foreign Affairs committee in 1857. The following year two members of Leeds Foreign Affairs Committee opened a Turkish Bath on this site. It was one of the first ten Victorian Turkish Baths in England. It was extended back to gain frontage at number 4 High Street. In 1870 it was named St Peter's Turkish Bath, then in 1876 the new proprietor, Tom Mountain renamed it St Peter's Spa. It was lost when the area was redeveloped. By the 1930s Quarry Hill Flats were being erected on this site. In this view, a pillaried entrance has been added to the baths. Signs advertise 'Working Men 6d, Don't Forget St Peter's Russian and Turkish Baths'. The baths occupy the upper floor above the corner shop.
