Tunbridge ware, a form of decorative woodware, was sold to wealthy visitors, who came to 'take the waters' at the Chalybeate spring. Early examples were small and often decorated with places of ...

The chalybeate spring was known as 'The Well of the Blacksmith's dingle' in 1670. Though the curative powers of the spring were known locally, the growth of the spa really began in 1754 when a ...