Slaithwaite Spa recreation ground, Linthwaite
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Slaithwaite Spa recreation ground, Linthwaite
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 16 Aug 2007
A health spa opened here in 1825, with baths fed by sulphur and iron-rich water piped from springs by Richard Varley. By 1891 the Slaithwaite Spa & Hydropathic Establishment Ltd. had built new swimming baths across the river, whereas on this side there was a grand hall (approximately where the children's play area is now), bandstand, bowling green, tennis courts and gardens. A cinema had opened by 1914. The two sides of the river were connected by a wooden bridge, which was swept away by a flood c.1947. In the Second World War the park was requisitioned for the training of soldiers, and after the war the hall was demolished and the park neglected. It was not until 2004 that volunteers and Kirklees Council started to improve the park for recreation and wildlife. (Information from a board in the park)
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Image Location
Latitude
53.62337
Longitude
-1.872962