ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks ðə lˈoʊkəl lˈændoʊnɚ, dʒɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst wˈɪlfɹɪd hˈʌdəlstən, ˌɛfˌɑːɹɹˈɛs, ˈɔfɚd nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli tə mˌeɪk ðə sˈaɪt ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld bˈæθs ɐvˈeɪləbəl fɔːɹ nˈuːɚ, lˈɑːɹdʒɚ, fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɔfɚd tə faɪnˈæns ðɛɹ kənstɹˈʌkʃən.
In 1906 the local landowner, geologist Wilfred Hudleston, FRS, offered not only to make the site of the old Baths available for newer, larger, facilities, but also offered to finance their construction.