having a bath

[mistyzeo]

Let's say for purely hypothetical reasons (fic), a certain Victorian gentleman would want to draw a bath while at home in the flat he shares with his (TOTALLY PLATONIC) consulting detective flatmate. And let's say hypothetically he lives upstairs

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[piplover]

As far as I know, and I'm in no way an expert, but I think it depends on if the plumbing has been updated or not. If not, then they would usually have the tub that could be placed in the sitting room and the water would have to be brought up. If it has been updated, then the tub is most likely in a room of it's own, and both he and his flatmate would share it. Not together, of course, unless they so chose, lol.

[mistyzeo]

AWesome. That's perfect. :D

[mistyzeo]

glorious. thank you!

[spacedmonkey]

By the time of the stories, they would have had plumbing but there could still have been a hip bath if needed.

[mistyzeo]

thanks!

[inlaterdays]

There'd probably be a shared bathroom for the household, I'm guessing. And a WC in a separate room. (If they had indoor plumbing.) Otherwise a hip bath in front of the fire and an outbuilding in the garden.

Shaving and face-washing would still probably be done in his bedroom with a basin and ewer.

(Just my guess.)

[mistyzeo]

just what i needed to know. thanks!

[inlaterdays]

No problem! :)

Oh also - in canon, Holmes and Watson went to Turkish Baths as well. Homoerotic subtext aside, men did use public baths for just plain relaxing and getting clean.

[mistyzeo]

ohh Turkish Baths, I bow down to your definite subtext. thanks for the reminder!