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Pump room

noun

A pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather.

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... been had he not been so busy winding Mr. Hawley's treasures," replied the Scotchman, smiling at the jest. "Then in 1695 Tompion made a very fine traveling striking and alarm watch with case beautifully chased. The Pump Room at Bath boasts a tall clock of his make—a present from him to the city in acknowledgment of the benefits he derived from its mineral waters. There are also examples of his craft in famous clock collections both here and in England, the Wetherfield collection ...

— Christopher and the Clockmakers • Sara Ware Bassett

... southern rectangular exedra, found at the same time as the last named discovery. He also omits the discoveries made in 1809 (?) beneath the houses at the north-western end of York Street. In 1790 very valuable discoveries were made in digging the foundation of the present Pump Room. Many writers have treated of them and expressed opinions as to the character of the work and the meaning of the design, and Mr. Scharf, in Archaeologia, Vol. XXXVI., has done ample justice to these most interesting vestiges: ...

— The Excavations of Roman Baths at Bath • Charles E. Davis

Words linked to "Pump room" : spa, pump house, watering hole, watering place, pumping station