Hoegate Street Baths and Wash Houses opened in 1853 and have reporter Andy Price in a lather. The 1846 Bath and Wash Houses Act encouraged public bathing and washing facilities for use by all members of society. From 1828 until demolition in 1849 to make way for the railway terminus at Plymouth Millbay, Royal Union Baths were among the first in the country and place names Bath Street, Bath Lane and Bath Place survive. Hoegate Street Baths are now apartments.