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The Ivanhoe Baths were opened in 1822 within the
formal landscape setting of the Bath Grounds. -
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. -
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. -
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 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.
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The Ivanhoe Baths building remained
vacant for many years, before eventually being
demolished in 1962. -
Rawdon House and Rawdon Terrace 3-9 is declared a listed building with the grade II*
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Oakland Hotels purchases The Royal Hotel and also the freehold of the Bath Grounds
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Bath Grounds Regeneration Proposals Submitted
