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.
మంచి బీచ్ లేకపోయినా, ఏ దశాబ్దంలో సౌతాంప్టన్ సముద్రస్నానానికి ప్రసిద్ధి చెందింది?
1760s