. ▁Dig b eth ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁site ▁for ▁spring ▁water ▁and ▁had ▁provided ▁water ▁for ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁drink ing ▁and ▁was hing ▁purposes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁Re a . ▁However , ▁Dig b eth ▁and ▁Der it end ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁industrial ised ▁and ▁the ▁natural ▁spring ▁was ▁built ▁over ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁ ▁In ▁William ▁West ' s ▁" Top ography ▁of ▁War wick shire " ▁( 1 8 3 0 ), ▁there ▁were ▁around ▁ten ▁private ▁bath s . ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁dimensions ▁of ▁the ▁bath s ▁were ▁small , ▁they ▁provided ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁services ▁and ▁had ▁different ▁a ims . ▁A ▁major ▁propriet or ▁of ▁bath ▁houses ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁was ▁a ▁Mr . ▁Mon ro ▁who ▁had ▁had ▁prem ises ▁in ▁Lady ▁Well ▁and ▁Snow ▁Hill . ▁ ▁The ▁campaign ▁for ▁public ▁bath s ▁Private ▁bath s ▁were ▁advert ised ▁as ▁having ▁he aling ▁qual ities ▁and ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁c ure ▁people ▁of ▁di ab etes , ▁g out ▁and ▁all ▁skin ▁dise ases , ▁amongst ▁others . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁members ▁of ▁society ▁should ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁access ▁bath s , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁health ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁public . ▁On ▁that ▁day , ▁a ▁committee ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁a ▁fund ▁was ▁opened . ▁Within ▁a ▁week , ▁£ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁had ▁been ▁don ated ▁to