Audio recordings of interviews conducted to aid in the development of displays for the Spa Visitor Centre, Bath

Reference Number

BC/13/12/1/1

Alternative Reference Number

0779

Level of Description

Series

Title

Audio recordings of interviews conducted to aid in the development of displays for the Spa Visitor Centre, Bath

Date

c.2005-08 February 2006

Extent

13 minidiscs. Minidisc 13 is blank and so it has not been catalogued.

Description

13 audio recordings, on minidisc, of interviews with individuals who describe their personal experiences of the Cross Bath, Hot Bath and Spa Treatment Centre in Bath. Themes include detailed descriptions of the various treatments offered and what it was like to work at the Spa Treatment Centre, and experiences of learning to swim in the Cross Bath.

The interviews were conducted by Giles White and another unidentified man, and the purpose of the project was to capture reminisces to aid in the development of visitor displays for the new Spa Visitor Centre, which opened in August 2006.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digitised MP3 versions are available on Preservica via internal access at Bath Record Office.

Contents

• BC/13/12/1/1/1 - Interview with Mrs Christine Irvine who describes her experience of using the Hot Bath
• BC/13/12/1/1/2 - Interview with Mr Brian Neale on the Stall Street fountain, the Roman Renderzvous and Beau Street Baths.
• BC/13/12/1/1/3 - Interview with Michael Stockley who describes seeing Bath Rugby players using the Cross Bath and learning to swim there.
• BC/13/12/1/1/4 - Interview with Mrs Betty Cooper on her experiences of treatments at the Physical Treatment Centre and bathing at the Cross Bath and Hot Bath, Bath.
• BC/13/12/1/1/5 - Interview with George Ferguson on his treatments for polio at the Hot Bath and reminisces of the Roman Rendezvous.
• BC/13/12/1/1/6 - Interview with Bob Whittaker who recalls his children learning to swim in the Cross Bath, Bath.
• BC/13/12/1/1/7 - Minidisc including two oral history interviews with women who describe their experiences of working at the Spa Treatment Centre, Bath
• BC/13/12/1/1/8 - Interview with Joan Sandbrook who describes her experience of working as a Physiotherapist at the Spa Treatment Centre, Bath
• BC/13/12/1/1/9 - Interview with Martyn Lewis who recalls learning to swim in the Cross Bath, Bath.
• BC/13/12/1/1/10 - Interview with Mrs Shepherd who recalls her time working at the Spa Treatment Centre, Bath
• BC/13/12/1/1/11 - Interview with Veronica Macmillan who recalls her experience of learning to swim in the Cross Bath, Bath.
• BC/13/12/1/1/12 - Interview with a woman who recalls her mothers experience of using the Spa Treatment Centre, Bath