Pure Chalybeate Well, Valley Gardens, Harrogate, N Yorks
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bill&ben
N 53° 59.448 W 001° 33.152
30U E 594898 N 5983467
A plaque on the well head of the chalybeate well
Waymark Code: WMT22K
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
Pure Chalybeate Well. The Pure Chalybeate Well (number 53 on the official list) is a remarkably pure water, of very low salinity, similar to High Harrogate's St. John's and Tewit wells all of which were once used to treat delicate and anaemic patients. the water was once piped to the Royal Baths for aeration. Harrogate Civic Society restored the Well Head in 1999.
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Harrogate Civic Society
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