Spas [ Health ]
… shows the diversity of visitors who came to take the waters. Some wells even had restricted access while the very status of water, a common resource, raised the question of accessibility. In some spa towns, the care of the poor was … of nature’. 7 At night, social gatherings depended on the size of the spa and were a sign of one’s social status. Lower middle classes met at inns and taverns . Various clubs, lodges and religious societies mushroomed out of … assembly rooms such as the Long-Room at Hampstead were under the supervision of masters of ceremonies. Even though their status was loosely defined, masters of ceremonies were crucial to the social life of larger spa towns. They recorded the …
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