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Bath Grounds History

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    Ashby history

  • Ivanhoe Baths are Opened

    Ivanhoe Baths are Opened
    The Ivanhoe Baths were opened in 1822 within the
    formal landscape setting of the Bath Grounds.
  • Royal Hotel, Rawdon House and Ivanhoe Terrace are built

    Royal Hotel, Rawdon House and Ivanhoe Terrace are built
    By 1827 the Royal Hotel, Rawdon House and Terrace,
    and Ivanhoe Terrace (South Street) had been
    completed nearby to provide accommodation for
    visitors to the spa. The spa complex used mineral
    water transported from saline springs at Bath Pit,
    Moira, which were brought by boat and horse drawn
    tramway to the larger settlement of Ashby.
  • Ashby Railway Station Opened

    Ashby Railway Station Opened
    In 1849 a railway station was opened on the
    Midland Railway’s new line from Leicester to Burton
    to the south, which further enhanced
    Ashby’s status and popularity.
  • Ivanhoe Baths Closes

    Ivanhoe Baths Closes
    By the late nineteenth century, the fashion for spa
    resorts had changed with an upturn in the number
    of people travelling to seaside towns and by the
    1880s, Ivanhoe Baths closed
  • The Royal Hotel granted listed status

    The Royal Hotel granted listed status
    The Royal Hotel was built in 1826 to accommodate visitors to the growing spa and in May 1950 it was granted listed building status with the grade II.
  • Ivanhoe Baths is demolished

    Ivanhoe Baths is demolished
    The Ivanhoe Baths building remained
    vacant for many years, before eventually being
    demolished in 1962.
  • Rawdon Terrace becomes a listed building

    Rawdon Terrace becomes a listed building
    Rawdon House and Rawdon Terrace 3-9 is declared a listed building with the grade II*
  • Oakland Hotels purchases The Royal Hotel and the freehold to the Bath Grounds

    Oakland Hotels purchases The Royal Hotel and the freehold to the Bath Grounds
    Oakland Hotels purchases The Royal Hotel and also the freehold of the Bath Grounds
  • Bath Grounds Regeneration Proposals Submitted

    Bath Grounds Regeneration Proposals Submitted
    Bath Grounds Regeneration Proposals Submitted