Boston Spa, The Bridge 1908
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More about this scene
This sturdy bridge over the River Wharfe, linking Boston Spa with Thorp Arch, was built in 1770. Along the banks to the east is the old Spa Baths, now converted to housing. A little to the west of here, near the weir, is the old mill, also now luxury houses. Spa water was discovered in 1744 by a farm labourer, John Shires, who was dumb - his mother had cut out his tongue when he was a young boy. Although strenuous efforts were made to place Boston Spa at the forefront of the health resort list, it was always overshadowed by the charms of Harrogate.
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