Ben-Rhydding

Ben-Rhydding, a hydropathic establishment in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in a beautiful situation on the right bank of the river Wharfe, 15 miles NW. of Leeds. The building, erected in 1846 at the cost of nearly £30,000, is a very imposing pile, on an eminence half-way up the side of the valley. There is accommodation for a large number of patients and visitors, and extensive pleasure-grounds around. In addition to the usual appliances of the water-cure, and a variety of gymnastic exercises, Dr M'Leod (who died in 1875) introduced the compressed-air bath. The name Ben-Rhydding is a modern coinage.