Bushey Hall was a historic house built in 1428 for Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury. It was also the home of Sir John Marsham, 1st Baronet.
In 1881, a hydrotherapeutic institute was opened in its 250 acres of parkland. The establishment, under the supervision of Resident Physician, Dr Robert J Banning, offered a wide range of facilities including Victorian Turkish, Russian steam, electric, pine, and swimming baths. Treatments included massage.
The manor house was demolished in the nineteenth century, and a nearby Bushey Hall, built on a different site, was demolished after World War II.
References
- 'Bushey Hydrotherapeutic Establishment'. Watford Observer (10 December 1881) p.3
- 'The Hall, Bushey, Herts' The Official Guide to the London and North Western Railway 1894 p.427
- Classified Advertising, The Times (page 15), 28 May 1883
- Genealogy in Hertfordshire
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