Southampton became a spa town in 1740. It had also become a popular site for sea bathing by the 1760s, despite the lack of a good quality beach. Innovative buildings specifically for this purpose were built at West Quay, with baths that were filled and emptied by the flow of the tide. COUNT 4
QSN1 When did Southampton turn into a spa town? ANS1 1740 QSN2 Despite not having a good beach, what decade saw  Southampton become popular for sea bathing? ANS2 1760s QSN3 Where in Southampton were special baths filled by seawater constructed? ANS3 West Quay QSN4 What change in flow of the sea controlled the innovative baths at West Quay? ANS4 the tide