Date:1966
Description:Black and white photograph inside the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, c.1966.
Photograph of the therapeutic pool.
The pool is empty except for two rows of under water wooden benches. These benches were used to support the patients while they exercised. Patients would sit on them or lean on them for support.
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. This photograph was produced by Courier Photographic Services.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
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J. Walker Soho, Staffordshire, 1 September 1798 Ink on paper 190mm x 235mm A landscape ...
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Leamington By John Fairfax (1804-1877) 376mm x 284mm This lithograph print depicts ...
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A portrait of Alice Willes c.1880-1910.
Portrait of S T Wackrill A photograph of S. T. Wackrill sitting at his writing desk ...
A photograph of Edith Gaskin, aged 13, in fancy dress as a night-light, c.1917. ...
A postcard by Valentine & Son of Victoria Bridge and the Royal Pump Rooms in Leamington ...
Black and white photograph. This photograph depicts Princess Margaret with Mayor ...
The mayor's attendant is helping Councillor Nichols into the Mayoral robes of Leamington ...
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Donor ref:LEAMG : M4481.1998.20 (69/19272)
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