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Site record MDR15071 - Chalybeate Spring and Spa, Malthouse Lane

Type and Period (2)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1767 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1767 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Spa was formed in the corner of the field, with low stone walls and weir stone. The water would've been around 61cm in depth. The spring flowed from the wading bath to Gun Lane in a stone cultvert. Formerly delivered into a large gritstone trough in the lane (since removed, 1993). (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Judge, T (Ripley Historical Group). 1993. Some places of interest in Heage Village.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 3584 5084 (215m by 234m)
Civil Parish RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Apr 4 2019 12:24PM

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