Location: 2nd floor, Lukes Lane, 125 Manners Street (Trojan House) View on Map
Related tags: Sun/Wakefield sauna (original site).
The sauna, later called Wakefield Healthclub, had three locations around central Wellington. It changed its name from Sun Sauna to Wakefield Sauna in 1982. It moved from its original location (116 Wakefield Street) in late 1983/early 1984. It re-opened at Trojan House (125 Manners Street) in the last week of February 1984. Link: OUT! Magazine [December 1983, February 1984, 1990]
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