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Ilkley Wells Hydropathic Establishment (and Hotel), 1856. 'The village of Ilkley, in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, has long been celebrated for its fine scenery, its invigorating air and the purity of its water, and is the resort of invalids from all parts of the country...the invigorating effects of a plunge in the "Old Wells" having been known and appreciated long before the name of hydropathy was heard...The grounds...have been very tastefully laid out by Mr. Major, of Knosthorpe...The building has been erected from the designs of Mr. Cuthbert Brodrick...Dr. Rischanek, formerly of Vienna, is the resident physician...He is, we believe, one of the oldest practitioners of the system in England, and his name is well known in connection with hydropathy. The supply of water for the hydropathic treatment is obtained from the spring on the moor which has so long rendered Ilkley famous...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.