tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post5499084964094760152..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: West Yorkshire In Ten Squares : Square 6 - Osset SpaAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-85073968584316536052010-09-01T21:32:40.084+01:002010-09-01T21:32:40.084+01:00Coming from a state that's filled with hot spr...Coming from a state that's filled with hot springs (both developed & undeveloped) it's interesting to read about a spa that seems to have literally disappeared back into the earth, or the nettles at least. Another good entry in a fascinating series.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84546314662476481152010-08-31T01:00:31.148+01:002010-08-31T01:00:31.148+01:00Interesting..I did enjoy the open air tub..I love ...Interesting..I did enjoy the open air tub..I love your take on these squares..better than a guide book! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12789354810605793702010-08-31T00:55:08.296+01:002010-08-31T00:55:08.296+01:00Me again..just joined the I Love Wonglepong Fan Cl...Me again..just joined the I Love Wonglepong Fan Club you might like to check out my post on The Good Life at eagoodlife.blogspot.com<br />Have a fun day!Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-86875712040968767672010-08-31T00:54:16.700+01:002010-08-31T00:54:16.700+01:00Tony : I'll take a rain check on that Sulphur ...Tony : I'll take a rain check on that Sulphur water if you don't mind.<br />Von : Wonglepong Opera House nicely illustrates the principle that fact is often stranger than fiction.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51398309402800924362010-08-30T23:41:49.649+01:002010-08-30T23:41:49.649+01:00Funny you should say that......Wonglepong is, as y...Funny you should say that......Wonglepong is, as you know in Queensland and if it doesn't have an Opera House you've probably inspired the residents to create one.If we can have a classic music festival in the ampitheatre of a forest, all is achievable.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57831376195883988682010-08-30T20:53:12.083+01:002010-08-30T20:53:12.083+01:00I have to agree that Ossett Spa doesn't really...I have to agree that Ossett Spa doesn't really grab the imagination. After all, what else is there to back it up? One can't really establish such an enterprise on a bathful of water alone.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-78409018388484900312010-08-30T20:44:25.005+01:002010-08-30T20:44:25.005+01:00Great post Alan. I could easily see someone like I...Great post Alan. I could easily see someone like Ian Hislop narrating this as a BBC4 documentary. Keep up the good work.dakotaboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804592205708387211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-34684489619623263012010-08-30T17:21:46.482+01:002010-08-30T17:21:46.482+01:00Osset Spa has a wonderful ring to it. I think I...Osset Spa has a wonderful ring to it. I think I'd like to move that tub into the middle of the bucolic horse pasture for my leisurely afternoon bath with book.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-33236239728573650752010-08-30T16:01:57.037+01:002010-08-30T16:01:57.037+01:00I agree with jennyfreckles, Alan. You have to purs...I agree with jennyfreckles, Alan. You have to pursue this project in the direction of a likely publisher.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-45950942453764051802010-08-30T14:02:33.368+01:002010-08-30T14:02:33.368+01:00And the moral of this story is: Don't try to c...And the moral of this story is: Don't try to cut in on an already saturated market. Latecomers to an established concern of centuries never do seem to catch on, not to mention the location issue you've brought up. I have the feeling that Messrs. Ward's and Craven's enterprise was doomed from the start.<br /><br />You're really finding us some interesting spots in your home county, Alan. Great work!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13820943523844324542010-08-30T12:19:47.334+01:002010-08-30T12:19:47.334+01:00I had no Idea Osset had a Spa! Funnily enough, I w...I had no Idea Osset had a Spa! Funnily enough, I was in Harrogate last week & took an empty litre bottle with me, they filled it up (free!) with Sulphur Water in the main museum there.I still have some left if you want to share?tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30818894807114105652010-08-30T10:00:37.643+01:002010-08-30T10:00:37.643+01:00Thanks Jenny. I just hope that there isn't an ...Thanks Jenny. I just hope that there isn't an opera house in Wonglepong.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30497632649158267562010-08-30T09:50:47.795+01:002010-08-30T09:50:47.795+01:00Another wonderful piece of writing and photography...Another wonderful piece of writing and photography - you have to turn this series into a guideboook! I've lived here a long time and never heard of Ossett Spa but the bath looks very enticing...not. Your Sydney Opera House sentence is inspired!jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.com