Former Fox's Baths, Knightstone Island, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset

Steven Baker, Historic England2018-05-15

Historic England
London, United Kingdom

The bathhouse on Knightstone Island was built in 1832. It was established by Dr Edward Long Fox, a Quaker physician from Brislington House lunatic asylum in Bristol. Fox advocated sea bathing for the treatment of mental illness and physical ailments.

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Title: Former Fox's Baths, Knightstone Island, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset
Creator: Steven Baker, Historic England
Date Created: 2018-05-15
Rights: Copyright Historic England Archive
Medium: Digital photograph

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