Hydrotherapy Area, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa

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Date:1950 - 1960 (c.)

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Black and white photograph inside the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa before the early 1960s.

Photograph of the hydrotherapy area showing the therapeutic pool with pool suspension apparatus above. The pool suspension apparatus was removed before the early 1960s when it was realised that it was unnecessary because the water was buoyant enough to support the patients. Inflatable rings were used instead, when they were needed. The wooden benches visible underneath the water were also for support. Patients would sit on them or hold onto them while exercising. The ramp meant that patients who had trouble walking could be wheeled into the pool.

The therapeutic pool replaced the original swimming pool which was installed in 1863. In 1890 it became known as the Ladies' pool when the De Normanville pool was built and used by men. In 1950 the Ladies' pool was partially filled in and a ramp was installed so that it could be used for physiotherapy treatments. Patients suffering from the effects of polio and arthritis, as well as those injured in road traffic accidents, received treatment in the warm, buoyant water. The therapeutic pool was converted into the Art Gallery during the refurbishments of 1997 - 1999.


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1770s
The Entrance of Warwick Castle From The Lower Court
The Entrance of Warwick Castle From The Lower Court

Paul Sandby (1730-1809) The Entrance Of Warwick Castle From The Lower Court Ink ...

1790s
Soho, Staffordshire
Soho, Staffordshire

J. Walker Soho, Staffordshire, 1 September 1798 Ink on paper 190mm x 235mm A landscape ...

1810s
Leamington Baths
Leamington Baths

Leamington BathsInk on paper240mm x 335mmThis aquatint print of the Royal Pump Rooms ...

1830s
Leamington
Leamington

Leamington By John Fairfax (1804-1877) 376mm x 284mm This lithograph print depicts ...

1860s
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa

Black and white photograph by Walden Hammond of The Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington ...

1880s
Alice Willes
Alice Willes

A portrait of Alice Willes c.1880-1910.

1890s
Portrait of S T Wackrill
Portrait of S T Wackrill

Portrait of S T Wackrill A photograph of S. T. Wackrill sitting at his writing desk ...

1910s
Edith Gaskin In Fancy Dress
Edith Gaskin In Fancy Dress

A photograph of Edith Gaskin, aged 13, in fancy dress as a night-light, c.1917. ...

1930s
Victoria Bridge and the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
Victoria Bridge and the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa

A postcard by Valentine & Son of Victoria Bridge and the Royal Pump Rooms in Leamington ...

1950s
Low Frequency Current Treatment at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
Low Frequency Current Treatment at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa

Black and white photograph at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, 1953 The photograph ...

1970s
Councillor Nichols Wearing the Mayoral Robes of Leamington Spa
Councillor Nichols Wearing the Mayoral Robes of Leamington Spa

The mayor's attendant is helping Councillor Nichols into the Mayoral robes of Leamington ...

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Donor ref:LEAMG : M3535.1990.4 (69/18622)

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