Gardens · South East England
Royal Sea Bathing Hospital
Royal Sea Bathing Hospital — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
David Anstiss — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Royal Sea Bathing Hospital is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Sea Bathing Hospital in Margate, Kent was founded in 1791 by Dr John Coakley Lettsom, a Quaker physician and philanthropist, for the treatment of scrofula. The hospital was one of the earliest—if not the earliest—specialist orthopaedic hospital in the UK, and pioneered the use of open-air treatment for patients with non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Patients received a variety of treatments, with a central focus on providing patients with the supposed clinical benefits of sunshine, fresh air and sea bathing.
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Background
History
The organisation was founded in 1791 to treat poor suffers from scrofula in London. The original hospital was built between 1793 and 1796. The treatment was based on fresh air and bathing so from the start it was provided with verandas. Bathing was done from a bathing machine in the sea. At first the hospital was only opened during the summer months but in 1858 an indoor pool was added to allow bathing year round. When possible beds were on the verandah and patients slept there. Only in inclement weather were the beds brought indoors. The hospital was enlarged around 1880 following the donation of by Sir Erasmus Wilson who was a director of the hospital and President of the Royal College of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3853, 1.3661
- Address
- 85a Canterbury Road, Margate, CT9 5AX
- Established
- 1791
Sources
- wikidata: Q26381405 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Sea Bathing Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Sea Bathing Hospital?
- Royal Sea Bathing Hospital is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.3853°, 1.3661°.
- When was Royal Sea Bathing Hospital built?
- Royal Sea Bathing Hospital dates to 1791.