When a group of mothers chained themselves to cubicles at a Edwardian bath house in 2001, they hadn’t foreseen sparking the longest consecutive running occupation of a public building in Britain.
In the most diverse residential area of Glasgow, passionate members of the Govanhill community proceeded to spend 140 days fighting against the baths’ closure, facing a violent stand-off with police on horseback but ultimately saving their beloved 100-year-old venue.
