Chalybeate Spring

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Chalybeate Spring is a historic iron-rich mineral spring in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, long famed for its supposedly health-giving waters and role in the town’s development as a spa resort.

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Chalybeate Spring canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mineral spring
tourist attraction
country England
discoveredBy Dudley North, 3rd Baron North
hasAccess open to the public
hasAlternativeName The Chalybeate
hasCategory Mineral springs in the United Kingdom
Spa town attractions in England
Tourist attractions in Kent
hasDiscoveryYear 1606
hasEtymology from Latin ‘chalybs’ meaning steel or iron
hasFeature dipper’s hut
paved surrounding area
public viewing area
hasHeritageRole symbol of the origins of Royal Tunbridge Wells
hasHistoricalEraOfPopularity 17th century
18th century
19th century
hasLocalAuthority Tunbridge Wells borough
surface form: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
hasMunicipality Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
surface form: Royal Tunbridge Wells
hasNameLanguage English
hasSignificance helped establish Royal Tunbridge Wells as a fashionable 17th-century resort
hasStatus seasonally operational
hasTourismType health and wellness tourism
heritage tourism
hasUse drinking water for visitors
hasWaterType chalybeate water
iron-rich mineral water
isPartOf spa heritage of Royal Tunbridge Wells
isTouristAttractionOf Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
surface form: Royal Tunbridge Wells
knownFor role in development of Royal Tunbridge Wells as a spa resort
supposed health-giving properties
locatedIn Kent
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
surface form: Royal Tunbridge Wells

The Pantiles
locatedNear Tunbridge Wells railway station
surface form: Royal Tunbridge Wells railway station

The Pantiles colonnade
operatedAs public spa
region South East England
visitedBy Charles I of England
surface form: King Charles I

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Prince Albert

Henrietta Maria of France
surface form: Queen Henrietta Maria

Queen Victoria
waterColor slightly brownish
waterContains carbon dioxide
iron salts
waterTaste slightly metallic

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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England hasFeature Chalybeate Spring
subject surface form: Royal Tunbridge Wells
The Pantiles hasNearbyAttraction Chalybeate Spring
The Pantiles colonnade hasNearbyAttraction Chalybeate Spring