Interview with Mrs Shepherd who recalls her time working at the Spa Treatment Centre, Bath.

Reference Number: BC/13/12/1/1/10
Alternative Reference Number: 0779
Level of Description: Item
Title: Interview with Mrs Shepherd who recalls her time working at the Spa Treatment Centre, Bath.
Date: c.2005
Extent: Extent: 1 minidisc
Description: An audio recording of an interview with Mrs Shepherd who describes her time working at the Spa Treatment Centre in the 1970s.

This interview, along with others, was conducted to aid in the development of visitor displays at the Spa Visitor Centre, which opened in August 2006. Further details of the date and location of the recording have not been captured, and it is not clear who is conducting the interview.

The recording is 00:05:21 long with the interviewer's voice breaking in at 00:00:03. A full transcript can be made available on request.

Mrs Shepherd describes in great detail the Cross Baths and the temperature of the water. She speaks of treating concentration camp victims who had very severe arthritis or disjointed joints and of being horrified the first time she saw the concentration camp mark tattooed across someones arm. She also describes how new employees would have the chance to try out the treatments on offer. Finally, she talks about her children learning to swim in the Cross Baths.
Existence and Location of Copies: Digitised MP3 versions are available on Preservica via internal access at Bath Record Office.