Brown plaque № 12462

This brown commemorative plaque records: The Royal Baths. The Royal Baths were built from 1894-7 by London architects Bagalley and Bristowe, winners of the Harrogate Corporation competition and opened by H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge on 23rd July 1897. The sulphur and kissingen springs beneath the building are amongst the finest in England. The major extension of 1936-9, designed by Leonard Clarke replaced the Winter Gardens with the Lunge Hall and Fountain Court. The development of the Royal Baths occurred a few years before the building of the Royal Hall and Roundhill Reservoir which together must represent an almost unparalleled example of municipal enterprise. Recorded plaque organisation: Harrogate Borough Council.

The Royal Baths were constructed between 1894-1897 by architects Bagalley and Bristowe, featuring renowned sulphur and kissingen springs. The major extension from 1936-1939, designed by Leonard Clarke, highlights Harrogate's significant municipal development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.