Georgian Bathing Machine - Weymouth - Dorset
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Norfolk12
N 50° 36.719 W 002° 27.380
30U E 538466 N 5606818
A Bathing Machine on the Sea Front at Weymouth,this is said to have been used by King George III.
Waymark Code: WM8ECD
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/21/2010
Views: 1
details from WEYMOUTH RESORT BROCHURE:
Sea-bathing as a cure
In the mid-1700s doctors in England began prescribing sea-bathing as treatment for various ailments. When King George III went to Weymouth in 1789 under the advise of his doctors, sea-bathing machines caught on and spread worldwide.
On the BENEFIT said to be already received by his MAJESTY from SEA-BATHING.
By William Cowper, Esq.
Oh Sovereign of an Isle renown'd
For undisputed sway,
Whenever o'er yon gulph profound
Her Navies wing their way!
With juster claims she builds at length
Her glory on the Sea,
And well may boast the waver her strength,
Since they have strengthened thee.
These verses were written and published during Cowper's patriotic celebration of the King's recovery from madness in 1789. [Oxford Journals Online]
Type of Historic Marker: Georgian Bathing Machine
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Weymouth Historial Society
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1780
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