Bath Chair 1840
This is a typical Bath Chair which was available for hire.
They brought the sick to take the waters at the Pump Room or to bathe in the Baths.
The chair was invented by James
Heath
of Bath around 1750. It gained in popularity and by 1830 had replaced the sedan chair as a conventional means
of transport
The Bath chair - History of Bath
The Bath chair in Bath
The Bath chair - History of Bath
The Bath Chairs outside the pump room around 1912
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