Montpellier Baths - Harrogate, Great Britain.
N 53° 59.605 W 001° 32.706
30U E 595379 N 5983768
A brown plaque featuring 'Montpellier Baths' The plaque is mounted on the old ticket office, at the entrance to Montpellier Gardens Spring. Harrogate is a spa town in Yorkshire, UK.
Waymark Code: WMKB35
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/13/2014
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The brown, cast metal plaque, placed by Harrogate Borough Council shows its coat of arms above the text. The text on the plaque reads:
"Montpellier Baths. This land once formed part of the Crown Hotel estate owned by Joseph Thackwray, who owned a pump room in Chinese style over the strong sulphur spring in 1822, admittance to the surrounding pleasure gardens being through this ticket office. The Crown Baths, built in 1834 and later known as the Montpellier Baths, were the best in Harrogate until the completion of the New Victoria Baths (now the council offices) in 1871. George Dawson bought the estate in 1869 and commissioned the architect J.H. Hirst to build a great new pump room. In 1888 Harrogate Corporation purchased the estate for £29, 500 and launched a national competition for a magnificent new building - the Royal Baths. The Pump Room was demolished in 1954 to make way for a car park." Text from Plaque.
Harrogate - From Wikipedia:
"Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters and RHS Harlow Carr gardens. Nearby is the Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate grew out of two existing smaller settlements, High Harrogate and Low Harrogate, in the 17th century.
Harrogate spa water contains iron, sulphur and common salt. The town became known as 'The English Spa' in the Georgian Era, after its waters were discovered in the 16th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries the 'chalybeate' waters (i.e. containing iron) were a popular health treatment, and the influx of wealthy but sickly visitors contributed significantly to the wealth of the town." Text Source: (
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