As handwriting is often unclear, all name transcriptions below are indicative only.
When accuracy is important, the original documents should be consulted.
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The company was set up in 1874, but does not seem initially, on currently available evidence, to have intended to provide Turkish baths.

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TNA: PRO: BT31 14529/9391 All unfootnoted information is taken from this file.

1874 Memorandum of Association: 2 December1
Objects include: to provide warm and cold sea water, galvanic, vapour, sulphur, alkaline, and other medicated baths, mineral waters.
Capital: £6,000 divided into 1,200 shares of £5
Directors:
Hick, Thomas Edward
Newton, Edward Hotham
Wilkinson, Gilbert
Williamson, Joseph
Secretary: Smith, Arthur
Registered Office: 75 St Thomas Street, Scarborough
Architect: John Petch
Purchase: site on Ramshill Road of 657 sq yds by a frontage of 76 ft, freehold. Plans drawn up for erection of buildings to house 24 separate bathrooms. The cost of the site and the whole of the works is under £6,000
Contract: between Richard Cross, MD and John Petch on the one hand and Arthur Smith on the other.

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