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Old Photographs Pitkeathly Wells Scotland
Old photograph of Pitkeathly Wells located two miles from Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland. Wells in this area produced the Pitkeathly mineral waters, which were drunk and used as baths from 1785 to 1949. A Dr. Horsley once recommended their use in curing hiccups, cancer, cholera, and epilepsy. The mineral spa flourished all through the Victorian era, with baths, tea rooms, and lawns for tennis, bowls and croquet. During this time, nearby Bridge of Earn served as a spa town for the wells. The water, sold in jars, could be purchased as far away as London. Schweppes took over the springs in 1910 and bottled the water in a plant employing thirty people. In 1927, a disastrous fire ended the bottling operation. The mineral spa was closed in 1949. A kind of Scottish bannock is also named after the village.
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