Claim: The Ironmonger Row public baths, located at Ironmonger Row, in the St Luke's district (near Old Street, Islington, London) were later upgraded to a Turkish Bath or also known as hammam, a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world.
Evidence: Ironmonger Row Baths were built as a public wash house and later upgraded to a Turkish Bath. They are located at Ironmonger Row, in the St Luke's district, near Old Street, Islington, London. A Turkish bath or hammam (Turkish: hamam, Arabic: حمّام‎, romanized: ḥammām) is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world.