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Description: | PRN 46430
The Spa Baths were built by the local squire, Thomas Hotchkin, before 1839 on the site of a shaft that had originally been dug in 1821 in an attempt to find coal (PRN46429). By 1824 water had overflowed from the top of the abandoned shaft and between 1825 and 1829 this water seems to have gained a reputation locally as a cure. The buildings constructed by Hotchkin were remodelled by C. E. Davies of Bath in 1887, most of the complex has been demolished but some remnants survive. The Spa Baths and hotel complex began the development of the Woodhall Iodine Spa and eventually the settlement of Woodhall Spa. {1}{2}
The Spa Baths complex is described as being 'in many respects, the most important building in town'. The first buildings were constructed in 1838, with substantial additions in the 1880s. {3} | Subjects: | Building | Temporal: | 1839 - 2050 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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