The Spa:
The introduction of the Spa and all the visitors that came with to take it's 'waters' transformed Bridge of allan from a small copper mining village to the victorian spa town we see today. The Spa's first bath house was built in 1829. Some 1,000 gallons of excellent mineral water flowed into the Spa's Well House each day. The taking of mineral waters was said to cure rheumatism, gout and biliousness while bathing was good for skin complaints. At the Spa's peak of popularity it was said that some 500 people a day would drink the waters. The Spa Pump Room and Well House is now a restaurant called Chambo.