The Magnesia Well, Valley Gardens, Harrogate, N Yorks
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bill&ben
N 53° 59.460 W 001° 33.136
30U E 594915 N 5983490
A plaque on the pump room for the magnesia spring.
Waymark Code: WMT22H
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/12/2016
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The origins of Harrogate as a spa town start with the discovery in 1571, by a Mr William Slingsby, of a mineral spring at Tewit Well. Further wells were discovered and the interest of the public increased. By 1700 Harrogate had established itself as a spa town. Public access to the springs was safeguarded by the Stray Award in 1778 following the enclosure of the Royal Forest of Knaresborough in 1770.
In the 19th century “taking the waters” took off. Purpose built buildings were erected to take advantage of the waters, including the Pump Room covering a well head, spa baths and the Royal Bath Hospital.
The plaque reads
The Magnesia Well. This pump room for the Magnesia Spring was erected by the Harrogate Improvement Commissioners in 1858.
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Harrogate Civic Society
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