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Making Waves
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- 1. The Origins of the Public Baths
Spa-towns, near mineral springs with alleged health-giving qualities, became highly fashionable in Georgian & Victorian Britain. Hydropathic resorts grew up around these towns to provide comfortable accommodation for visitors who came to 'take the waters'.
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| • | • | • | Bridge of Allan Spa |
| • | Craiglockhart, Swimming Pool, built c.1877 | ||
| • | • | Crieff Hydro | |
| • | • | Peebles Hotel Hydropathic | |
| • | • | • | Rothesay |
| • | • | • | Taking the Waters, Strathpeffer Spa |
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