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Hydrotherapy diaries
A beautifully penned diary details an extended visit to a spa in Harrogate during the 19th century. But who was the writer and why did he keep an account of his six weeks in Harrogate?
Revealing Secrets discovers the identity of the writer - a philanthropist from Middleton in Manchester. The team also dips into the history of hydrotherapy, examining the various treatments used in the 19th century.
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Update
Following our programme about the hydrotherapy diaries, we were contacted by a relative of the man who wrote them.
Recounting Mr Wheeler's last years, his descendant was able to give us the missing pieces of the puzzle, including information about several more children that Mr Wheeler fathered in later life!
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Related links
Harrogate Museums
www.harrogate.gov.uk/museums
Standing over the famous wells, Harrogate was England's only truly European spa town. The Royal Pump Rooms museum details the history of a town famous for its sulphur water.
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