Second Class Gymnasium on the 'Aquitania' (1914)

Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing the Second Class Gymnasium, adjoining the Second Class Entrance on the Upper Deck (D Deck), a view looking across to the starboard side. The equipment includes punching balls, cycling machines and pulley weights. It was supplied by Spencer, Heath & George Ltd, London.

Transatlantic liners were expected to be equipped with all the luxuries of a hotel or a club, and swimming pools and gymnasiums soon became regular and indispensable fixtures.