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Find out more about the Water Cure in Ilkley
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| Background | Ben Rhydding was the first purpose built Hydropathic Establishment in Ilkley. Follow its history. |
| Task | Find a variety of pictures of Ben Rhydding at different stages of development. Copy them and sort into chronological order adding suitable captions. |
| How? |
Mike Dixon's Pages |
| Background | Other Establishments were also built. |
| Task | Find a variety of pictures of other Hydropathic Establishments to add to your display. |
| How? |
Mike Dixon's Pages |
| Background | The coming of the railway in Victorian times helped the development of many towns. Discover when it arrived in Ilkley and how it developed. |
| Task | Look at a map of the Ilkley area and plot the lines mentioned. Are they still there? |
| How? |
Mike
Dixon Pages |
| Background | The history of hydropathic treatment in Ilkley was fairly short lived. Turkish baths were introduced in some to widen their appeal. |
| Task | Discover what happened to the hydropathic establishments and find out more about some of the new uses for the buildings. |
| How? |
Victoria
Baths |
| Background | Part of the reason the Water Cure worked in Victorian times was because it provided a very different life style for the rich Victorian. |
| Task | Draw an amusing picture to show the contrasts between these two life styles. Add captions if necessary. |
| How? |
Read the second and third paragraphs of this page on Ilkleymor.co.uk site |
| Background | You now know that Charles Darwin tried hydropathic treatments at various times in his life. Why do you think he went to Ilkley in 1859? |
| Task | You are a bath attendant treating Darwin. The national newspapers report on his new book and you have heard about it. Act out the conversations you might have with him. |
| How? |
About
Darwin.com |
| Background | There were several reasons for Ilkley's expansion from a village to a town |
| Task | Draw in cartoon style the development of Ilkley from a village to a town. Include dates and reasons for expansion. |
| How? |
Ilkley.org web site |
| Background | Ilkley has the Darwin Gardens Millennium Green.
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| Task | You find an account written about the Darwin Gardens. It explains why it was created, why that theme was chosen and what Darwin's association was with the area. What does it say and what illustrations are included? |
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| Background | Is hydropathy dead? Two visitors sitting in the Darwin Gardens had come from Graefenberg. They met with a local historian. |
| Task | Carry out the possible conversation held by these three people. What is available now? |
| How? |
Fraser
Irwin Pages |