Built in 1884 as the Assembly Rooms and becoming known as the Spa Pavilion and familiar to all who travel up and down Saltburn Bank, originally known as ‘Cart Bank’. The original Assembly Rooms were to have been built on the corner of Britannia Terrace and Milton Street, but lack of funding was a problem.
The Spa catered for many social events for the town; concerts, dances, school presentations, ice & roller skating. I can remember seeing Paul Daniels as part of a dance and theatrical event, many years ago; probably about 1960. The building is of course now the Spa Hotel, wedding venue, as well as providing accommodation and meals for visitors to the town. Anthony Simpson remembers: “I remember the Spa from the 1960s and early 1970s. I saw Muffin the Mule and a number of events tied up with the International Eisteddfod the was popular at the time. My last visit was in 2016 when I stayed there at the now hotel.”
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday and David Linton Collections and others, thanks to Anthony Simpson for the update.
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