Historical information

In 1893, a timber enclosure was built at the end of the main beach to protect bathers from sharks and later a building with change rooms was added. In those days it was unthinkable for men and women to bathe together so separate times were allocated. A red flag was displayed when the baths were open for women and a blue flag indicated the men were allowed in. Some tall timber poles and a number of short wooden stumps rising from the sand are all that remains of the old sea baths.

Physical description

Black & White postcard of the foreshore and Cowes Sea Baths with 2 sheds and wooden fences, taken from eastern foreshore.

Inscriptions & markings

The Rose Series. P. 660. The Baths, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoria