77-460: Dunoon Cemetery is a cemetery in Dunoon , Scotland. It is accessed either by Hamilton Road or by Bogleha' Road. The original section of the cemetery is 1.78 acres (0.72 ha), while its extension is 1.57 acres (0.64 ha). As of 2003, the cemetery, which is owned by Argyll and Bute Council , contained 3,546 gravestones, with the earliest dating to 1857. On 30 May 1943, HMS Untamed sank during
154-492: A counterpart of the establishment at Gräfenberg. Ernst Brand (1827–1897) of Berlin, Raljen and Theodor von Jürgensen of Kiel, and Karl Liebermeister of Basel, between 1860 and 1870, employed the cooling bath in abdominal typhus with striking results, and led to its introduction to England by Wilson Fox . In the Franco-German War the cooling bath was largely employed, in conjunction frequently with quinine ; and it
231-722: A downturn in a report by the Scottish Agricultural College looking at ninety places. Dunoon is represented in the Scottish Parliament by Jenni Minto , of the Scottish National Party (SNP), who holds the Argyll and Bute seat. Dunoon also lies within the Highlands and Islands electoral region , from which a further seven additional members are elected to produce a form of proportional representation for
308-574: A form of tourism, both in the UK, and in Europe. At least one book listed English, Scottish, Irish and European establishments suitable for each specific malady, while another focused primarily on German spas and hydropathic establishments, but including other areas. While many bathing establishments were open all year round, doctors advised patients not to go before May, "nor to remain after October. English visitors rather prefer cold weather, and they often arrive for
385-680: A garrison town. In 1991, the Holy Loch base was deemed unnecessary following the demise of the Soviet Union and was subsequently withdrawn. The last submarine tender to be based there, the USS Simon Lake , left Holy Loch in March 1992, leading to a major and continuing downturn in the local economy. In May 2012, Dunoon and Campbeltown were jointly named as the rural places in Scotland most vulnerable to
462-608: A gun emplacement atop Castle Hill. In 1961, as the Cold War intensified, the Holy Loch 's importance grew when the U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Proteus brought Polaris ballistic missiles , nuclear submarines to the Firth of Clyde at Sandbank . Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament protesters drew this to the public's attention. Holy Loch was, for thirty years, the home port of U.S. Navy Submarine Squadron 14 and Dunoon, therefore, became
539-566: A number of churches in Dunoon, including: Church of Scotland : St John's Church Roman Catholic : Our Lady and St Mun's Church Other churches: There is evidence of an episcopal seat at Dunoon from the latter part of the 15th century. No remains of the Bishop's Palace now exist, the site is now occupied by the playground of Dunoon Primary School , between Hillfoot Street and Kirk Street. Defunct religious buildings Dunoon's Victorian pier
616-525: A physician and founder of the British Medical Association , was a forthright critic of hydropathy, and Gully in particular. From the 1840s, hydropathics were established across Britain. Initially, many of these were small institutions, catering to at most dozens of patients. By the later nineteenth century the typical hydropathic establishment had evolved into a more substantial undertaking, with thousands of patients treated annually for weeks at
693-569: A physician of Lichfield , who, struck by the remedial use of certain springs by the neighbouring peasantry, investigated the history of cold bathing and published a book on the subject in 1702. The book ran through six editions within a few years and the translation of this book into German was largely drawn upon by J. S. Hahn of Silesia as the basis for his book called On the Healing Virtues of Cold Water, Inwardly and Outwardly Applied, as Proved by Experience , published in 1738. The other work
770-537: A single red rose to the sovereign. Mary, Queen of Scots , visited Dunoon Castle on 26 July 1563 and granted several charters during her visit. In 1646 the Dunoon massacre of members of Clan Lamont by members of Clan Campbell took place. The castle was destroyed during Argyll's Rising , a rebellion in 1685 against James VII . In the early 19th century, the town's main street, Argyll Street , stopped at Moir Street. Instead of continuing to Dunoon Pier , it turned right at today's Sinbad's Bar. Before Dunoon Burgh Hall
847-651: A single ward for elections to Argyll and Bute Council, electing three councillors via the single transferable vote system. At the last election, held in May 2017, one independent and one member from each of the SNP and the Conservatives was elected to represent the town. Dunoon has a community council , whose primary role is to represent the views of the community to the Local Authority and other public bodies. Today, there are
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#1732859120175924-421: A spa." In 1891, when Mark Twain toured Europe and discovered that a bath of spring water at Aix-les-Bains soothed his rheumatism, he described the experience as "so enjoyable that if I hadn't had a disease I would have borrowed one just to have a pretext for going on". This was not the first time such forms of spa tourism had been popular in Europe and the U.K. Indeed, in Europe, the application of water in
1001-442: A teenager, Priessnitz was attending to a horse cart, when the cart ran him over, breaking three of his ribs. A physician told him that they would never heal. Priessnitz decided to try his own hand at healing himself, and wrapped his wounds with damp bandages. By daily changing his bandages and drinking large quantities of water, after about a year, his broken ribs had been cured. Priessnitz quickly gained fame in his hometown and became
1078-463: A time in a large purpose-built building with lavish facilities – baths, recreation rooms and the like – under the supervision of fully trained and qualified medical practitioners and staff. In Germany, France and America, and in Malvern , England, hydropathic establishments multiplied with great rapidity. Antagonism ran high between the old practice and the new. Unsparing condemnation was heaped by each on
1155-582: A training exercise in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of all 35 of her crew. All of the dead, including 23-year-old lieutenant John Priestly Duncan, were buried in Dunoon Cemetery, while the war memorial in nearby Sandbank is partly dedicated to them. Dunoon Dunoon ( / d u ˈ n uː n / ; Scottish Gaelic : Dùn Omhain [t̪un ˈo.ɪɲ] ) is the main town on the Cowal Peninsula in
1232-447: Is a branch of alternative medicine (particularly naturopathy ), occupational therapy , and physiotherapy , that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. The term encompasses a broad range of approaches and therapeutic methods that take advantage of the physical properties of water, such as temperature and pressure, to stimulate blood circulation, and treat the symptoms of certain diseases. Various therapies used in
1309-406: Is a fully accessible venue for exhibitions, performances and gatherings. Alongside a gallery and theatre, the venue offers creative workshop space, a garden and a café. On 20 August 2021, several Argyll Street buildings were destroyed in an arson attack. Mary Campbell , also known as "Highland Mary" and "Bonny Mary O' Argyll", was born at Auchamore Farm in Dunoon. She had a relationship with
1386-602: Is accessible by direct land and sea routes and indirectly by rail at Gourock . Dunoon lies towards the southern end of the A815 road . At its northernmost point, near Cairndow , this road joins the A83 and provides access to the town by road from Loch Lomond / Glasgow in the east, from Inveraray / Oban in the north and from Campbeltown in the west. Two ferry operators provide services to Dunoon from Gourock , Inverclyde . Caledonian MacBrayne The public service route provided by
1463-418: Is also used as a medium for delivery of heat and cold to the body, which has long been the basis for its application. Hydrotherapy involves a range of methods and techniques, many of which use water as a medium to facilitate thermoregulatory reactions for therapeutic benefit. Shower-based hydrotherapy techniques have been increasingly used in preference to full-immersion methods, partly for the ease of cleaning
1540-605: The Austrian Empire , began his public career in the paternal homestead, extended so as to accommodate the increasing numbers attracted by the fame of his cures. At Gräfenberg, to which the fame of Priessnitz drew people of every rank and many countries, medical men were conspicuous by their numbers, some being attracted by curiosity, others by the desire of knowledge, but the majority by the hope of cure for ailments which had as yet proved incurable. Many records of experiences at Gräfenberg were published, all more or less favorable to
1617-451: The Campbells . The town was a popular destination when travel by steamships was common around the Firth of Clyde; Glaswegians described this as going doon the watter . This diminished, and many holidaymakers started to go elsewhere as roads and railways improved and the popularity of overseas travel increased. In 1961, during the height of the Cold War , Dunoon became a garrison town to
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#17328591201751694-446: The City of Glasgow Bank . The hydropathic spa, meanwhile, was "an elegant new baths building, named Ardvullin, erected a little to the north of the village as a hydropathic establishment, where baths - hot, cold, artificial salt, and Turkish — may be had at moderate charges." Many of the town's early villas had their own private bathing ground or boxes. The best bathing place for ladies is
1771-662: The Scottish Government owned Caledonian MacBrayne, which is a foot-passenger-only service between Dunoon Breakwater and Gourock pier, giving easy access to the National Rail Network. Western Ferries Local company Western Ferries (Clyde) LTD, carries motor vehicles and foot passengers between Hunters Quay near Dunoon and McInroy's Point on the A770 , (Cloch Road). Hydropathic Hydrotherapy , formerly called hydropathy and also called water cure ,
1848-577: The United States Navy . In 1992, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union , they closed their Holy Loch base in Sandbank , and neighbouring Dunoon suffered an economic downturn. Since the base's closure, the town and surrounding area are again turning to tourism, marketing to outdoor enthusiasts and wildlife lovers, as well as promoting festivals and competitions. The largest annual event held in
1925-559: The 1850s. Trall also co-edited the Water Cure Journal . By 1850, it was said that "there are probably more than one hundred" facilities, along with numerous books and periodicals, including the New York Water Cure Journal , which had "attained an extent of circulation equalled by few monthlies in the world". By 1855, there were attempts by some to weigh the evidence of treatments in vogue at that time. Following
2002-629: The 19th and 20th centuries and before World War II, various forms of hydrotherapy were used to treat alcoholism . The basic text of the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship, Alcoholics Anonymous , reports that A.A. co-founder Bill Wilson was treated by hydrotherapy for his alcoholism in the early 1930s. A subset of cryotherapy involves cold water immersion or ice baths, used by physical therapists, sports medicine facilities and rehab clinics. Proponents assert that it results in improved return of blood flow and byproducts of cellular breakdown to
2079-528: The 21st century is overlaid with the ghost of a town which, in 1885, possessed two banks, 21 insurance agencies, 10 hotels, a gas company, two bowling greens, three weekly papers, the West of Scotland Convalescent Sea-side Homes (complete with Romanesque hydropathic spa) and the lavishly appointed second homes of some of Scotland's most successful people. The two banks mentioned above were the Union Bank of Scotland and
2156-495: The East in the 1850s, and ardently adopted by Richard Barter . The Turkish bath became a public institution, and, with the morning tub and the general practice of water drinking, is the most noteworthy of the many contributions by hydropathy to public health. The first U.S. hydropathic facilities were established by Joel Shew and Russell Thacher Trall in the 1840s. Charles Munde also established early hydrotherapy facilities in
2233-838: The Gantocks , lie off the coast at Dunoon. The navigation beacon on the Gantocks in the Firth of Clyde is close to the coast at Dunoon. It was built in 1886. The Clan Lamont Memorial, also known as the Dunoon Massacre Memorial, is on Tom-A-Mhoid Road close to Castle Hill. It was dedicated in 1906 and commemorates the Dunoon massacre of 1646, when the Campbell Clan attacked the Lamont Clan, killing over 200 people. Local wildlife includes seals , otters , dolphins , basking sharks , roe deer , red deer , red squirrels , and many species of birds. The Castle House Museum opens during
2310-597: The Queen's Hall was closed to enable a major refurbishment. In December 2016, it was announced that the refurbishment would not commence until January 2017. The Queens Hall reopened in August 2018. Riverside Swim and Health Centre, including an indoor pool (25m long) and associated facilities, located on Alexandra Parade. Dunoon Library is situated in the rebuilt Queens Hall at the Castle Gardens. A small group of rocks, known as
2387-695: The United States, most located in the northeast. Few of these lasted into the postbellum years, although some survived into the 20th century including institutions in Scott (Cortland County), Elmira, Clifton Springs and Dansville. While none were located in Jefferson County, the Oswego Water Cure operated in the city of Oswego . In November 1881, the British Medical Journal noted that hydropathy
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2464-481: The West Bay. Gentlemen's bathing places: Rocks, foot of Castle Hill, deep at all states of the tide. Sand: beyond Baugie Burn, beginning of Bullwood, shallow and sandy. Rocks: behind Argyll Hotel , available only at high water. Kirn Pier and Hunters Quay, deep water. The population of the united parishes of Dunoon and Kilmun in 1861 was 5,444; in 1866 the estimated population of Dunoon, from Baugie Burn to Hunters Quay ,
2541-489: The bard Robert Burns . The Highland Mary statue was erected in 1896; it is prominently sited on Castle Hill, overlooking the breakwater in Dunoon. The statue is a scheduled monument (LB26437). The war memorial of Dunoon is located in the Castle Gardens, overlooking the pier. The Queen's Hall is the town's major multi-function hall complex. It is situated opposite the head of the Victorian pier and built in 1958. It
2618-501: The baths in May, and return again in September. Americans come during the whole season, but prefer summer. The most fashionable and crowded time is during July and August". In Europe, interest in various forms of hydrotherapy and spa tourism continued unabated through the 19th century and into the 20th century, where "in France, Italy and Germany, several million people spend time each year at
2695-550: The body in water can involve several types of equipment: Whirling water movement, provided by mechanical pumps, has been used in water tanks since at least the 1940s. Similar technologies have been marketed for recreational use under the terms " hot tub " or "spa". In some cases, baths with whirlpool water flow are not used to manage wounds, as a whirlpool will not selectively target the tissue to be removed, and can damage all tissue. Whirlpools also create an unwanted risk of bacterial infection, can damage fragile body tissue, and in
2772-446: The breakwater for berthing. On 1 September 2004, during the construction of the breakwater, the cargo vessel Jackie Moon (82 metres in length) ran aground on the breakwater, with six people on board. Since the breakwater became operational in June 2011, Argyll Ferries operate from this docking facility. The Waverley struck the breakwater on 26 June 2009, with some 700 people on board. The pier
2849-458: The case of treating arms and legs, bring risk of complications from edema . The therapeutic use of water has been recorded in ancient Egyptian , Greek and Roman civilizations. Egyptian royalty bathed with essential oils and flowers, while Romans had communal public baths for their citizens. Hippocrates prescribed bathing in spring water for sickness. Other cultures noted for a long history of hydrotherapy include China and Japan ,
2926-722: The claims of Priessnitz, and some enthusiastic in their estimate of his genius and penetration. Captain R. T. Claridge was responsible for introducing and promoting hydropathy in Britain, first in London in 1842, then with lecture tours in Ireland and Scotland in 1843. His 10-week tour in Ireland included Limerick, Cork, Wexford, Dublin and Belfast, over June, July and August 1843, with two subsequent lectures in Glasgow. Some other Englishmen preceded Claridge to Graefenberg, although not many. One of these
3003-399: The constitution and removing poisons and toxins in the body. These basic interpretations of how hydropathy worked hinted at his complete lack of medical training. Kneipp did have, however, a very successful medical practice in spite of, perhaps even because of, his lack of medical training. As mentioned above, some patients were beginning to feel uncomfortable with traditional doctors because of
3080-569: The consulted physician. Later in life, Priessnitz became the head of a hydropathy clinic in Gräfenberg in 1826. He was extremely successful and by 1840, he had 1600 patients in his clinic including many fellow physicians, as well as important political figures such as nobles and prominent military officials. Treatment length at Priessnitz's clinic varied. Much of his theory was about inducing the above-mentioned crisis, which could happen quickly, or could occur after three to four years. In accordance with
3157-403: The development of hydrotherapy was believed to be a more personal form of medical treatment that did not necessarily present to patients the alienating scientific language that modern developments of medical treatment entailed. Two English works on the medical uses of water were published in the 18th century that inaugurated the new fashion for hydrotherapy. One of these was by Sir John Floyer ,
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3234-408: The elitism of the medical profession. The new terms and techniques that doctors were using were difficult for the average person to understand. Having no formal training, all of his instructions and published works are described in easy to understand language and would have seemed very appealing to a patient who was displeased with the direction traditional medicine was taking. A significant factor in
3311-424: The equipment and reducing infections due to contamination. When removal of tissue is necessary for the treatment of wounds, hydrotherapy which performs selective mechanical debridement can be used. Examples of this include directed wound irrigation and therapeutic irrigation with suction. The following methods are used for their hydrotherapeutic effects: Hydrotherapy which involves submerging all or part of
3388-521: The first use of the term water cure as a torture is indirectly dated to around 1898, by U.S. soldiers in the Spanish–American War, after the term had been introduced to America in the mid-19th century in the therapeutic sense, which was in widespread use. Indeed, while the torture sense of water cure was by 1900–1902 established in the American army, with a conscious sense of irony, this sense
3465-405: The half bath, the head bath, the sitting bath, and the douche bath. All of these were ways to gently expose the patient to cold water in different ways. Vincenz Priessnitz was the son of a peasant farmer who, as a young child, observed a wounded deer bathing a wound in a pond near his home. Over the course of several days, he would see this deer return and eventually the wound was healed. Later as
3542-581: The introduction of hydrotherapy to the U.S., John Harvey Kellogg employed it at Battle Creek Sanitarium , which opened in 1866, where he strove to improve the scientific foundation for hydrotherapy. Other notable hydropathic centers of the era included the Cleveland Water Cure Establishment, founded in 1848, which operated successfully for two decades, before being sold to an organization which transformed it into an orphanage. At its height, there were over 200 water-cure establishments in
3619-467: The latter being centred primarily around Japanese hot springs . Many such histories predate the Roman thermae . Hydrotherapy became more prominent following the growth and development of modern medical practices in the 18th and 19th century. As traditional medical practice became increasingly professional in terms of how doctors operated, it was felt that medical treatment became increasingly less personalized,
3696-499: The lymphatic system and more efficient recycling. Alternating the temperatures, either in a shower or complementary tanks, combines the use of hot and cold in the same session. Proponents claim improvement in circulatory system and lymphatic drainage. Experimental evidence suggests that contrast hydrotherapy helps to reduce injury in the acute stages by stimulating blood flow and reducing swelling. The growth of hydrotherapy, and various forms of hydropathic establishments, resulted in
3773-401: The medicinal and dietetic use of water; and in 1804 Professor E.F.C. Oertel of Anspach republished them and quickened the popular movement by unqualified commendation of water drinking as a remedy for all diseases. The general idea behind hydropathy during the 1800s was to be able to induce something called a crisis. The thinking was that water invaded any cracks, wounds, or imperfections in
3850-465: The name 'Hydro'. There are several prominent examples in Scotland at Crieff , Peebles and Seamill amongst others. Canine hydrotherapy is a form of hydrotherapy directed at the treatment of chronic conditions, post-operative recovery, and pre-operative or general fitness in dogs . a. While the second sense, of water as a form of torture is documented back to at least the 15th century,
3927-419: The other; and a legal prosecution, leading to a royal commission of inquiry, served but to make Priessnitz and his system stand higher in public estimation. Increasing popularity soon diminished caution whether the new method would help minor ailments and be of benefit to the more seriously injured. Hydropathists occupied themselves mainly with studying chronic invalids well able to bear a rigorous regimen and
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#17328591201754004-583: The outdoors activities like rambling around Dunoon for ten days in October. Since the 1930s Dunoon has hosted the Royal National Mòd a number of times – 1930, 1950, 1968, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018. In 2013, the first Dunoon Film Festival was held over three days and opened with first public screening of Your Cheatin' Heart , a series made by the BBC that had last been shown on television in 1990. Dunoon
4081-457: The patient. Kneipp's practice was more all encompassing than Priessnitz's, and his practice involved not only curing the patients' physical woes, but emotional and mental as well. Kneipp introduced four additional principles to the therapy: medicinal herbs, massages , balanced nutrition, and "regulative therapy to seek inner balance". Kneipp had a very simple view of an already simple practice. For him, hydropathy's primary goals were strengthening
4158-430: The pier. A tender to serve the new link-span between two interested parties, Caledonian MacBrayne and Western Ferries , came to nothing. Prior to June 2011, the pier was in daily use by Caledonian MacBrayne, who ran a regular foot passenger and car-ferry service to Gourock . However, after June 2011, a renewed tendering process produced a passenger-only ferry service ( Argyll Ferries , owned by Caledonian MacBrayne) using
4235-451: The popular revival of hydrotherapy was that it could be practised relatively cheaply at home. The growth of hydrotherapy (or 'hydropathy' to use the name of the time), was thus partly derived from two interacting spheres: "the hydro and the home". Hydrotherapy as a formal medical tool dates from about 1829 when Vincenz Priessnitz (1799–1851), a farmer of Gräfenberg in Silesia , then part of
4312-407: The present-day hydrotherapy employ water jets, underwater massage and mineral baths (e.g. balneotherapy , Iodine-Grine therapy, Kneipp treatments, Scotch hose, Swiss shower, thalassotherapy ) or whirlpool bath , hot Roman bath , hot tub , Jacuzzi , and cold plunge. Water therapy may be restricted to use as aquatic therapy , a form of physical therapy , and as a cleansing agent. However, it
4389-568: The region as a whole. In the House of Commons , Dunoon is represented by the SNP's Brendan O'Hara , who holds a seat also titled Argyll and Bute , although this seat has different boundaries from the one used for the Scottish Parliament. Argyll and Bute Council is the Local Authority for the council area covering Dunoon. It is one of 32 such council areas across Scotland. Dunoon forms
4466-405: The repetitive quaffing of foul-tasting mineral waters. A hydropathic establishment is a place where people receive hydropathic treatment. They are commonly built in spa towns , where mineral-rich or hot water occurs naturally. Several hydropathic institutions wholly transferred their operations away from therapeutic purposes to become tourist hotels in the late 20th century while retaining
4543-403: The severities of unrestricted crisis. The need of a radical adaptation to the former class was first adequately recognized by John Smedley , a manufacturer of Derbyshire , who, impressed in his own person with the severities as well as the benefits of the cold water cure, practised among his workpeople a milder form of hydropathy, and began about 1852 a new era in its history, founding at Matlock
4620-411: The simplistic nature of hydropathy, a large part of the treatment was based on living a simple lifestyle. These lifestyle adjustments included dietary changes such as eating only very coarse food, such as jerky and bread, and of course drinking large quantities of water. Priessnitz's treatments also included a great deal of less strenuous exercise, mostly including walking. Ultimately, Priessnitz's clinic
4697-412: The skin, which were filled with impure fluids. Health was considered to be the natural state of the body, and filling these spaces with pure water, would flush the impurities out, which would rise to the surface of the skin, producing pus. The event of this pus emerging was called a crisis, and was achieved through a multitude of methods. These methods included techniques such as sweating, the plunging bath,
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#17328591201754774-464: The south of Argyll and Bute , west of Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde , to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan . As well as forming part of the council area of Argyll and Bute, Dunoon also has its own community council . Dunoon was a burgh until 1976. The early history of Dunoon often revolves around two feuding clans: the Lamonts and
4851-500: The summer season. It holds historical information and displays for Dunoon and the Cowal peninsula. The Cowal Highland Gathering , established in 1894, attracts contestants and spectators from all over the world. It is held annually over the final weekend in August at Dunoon Stadium . Cowal Open Studios, held over a fortnight in September, gives the opportunity to visit the studios of artists around Dunoon and Cowal. Cowalfest celebrates
4928-521: The town is the Cowal Highland Gathering , which has been held since 1894. The Royal National Mòd has also been held in the town. Dunoon Castle was built on a small, partly artificial, conical hill beside the Firth of Clyde in the 12th century, of which low walls remain. It eventually became a royal castle with the Earls of Argyll ( Campbells ) as hereditary keepers, paying a nominal rent of
5005-494: The treatment of fevers and other maladies had, since the seventeenth century, been consistently promoted by a number of medical writers. In the eighteenth century, taking to the waters became a fashionable pastime for the wealthy classes who decamped to resorts around Britain and Europe to cure the ills of over-consumption. In the main, treatment in the heyday of the British spa consisted of sense and sociability: promenading, bathing, and
5082-402: The treatments available at the clinic. The fame of the water-cure establishment grew, and Gully and Wilson became well-known national figures. Two more clinics were opened at Malvern. Famous patients included Charles Darwin , Charles Dickens , Thomas Carlyle , Florence Nightingale , Lord Tennyson and Samuel Wilberforce . With his fame he also attracted criticism: Sir Charles Hastings ,
5159-517: Was 3,000. During the World Wars , as the main part of the Firth of Clyde defences, the Cloch Point-to-Dunoon anti-submarine boom was anchored to the shore in Dunoon below Castle Hill. A Palmerston Fort and camp at Ardhallow Battery in the south of the town provided one of the coastal defence gun emplacements that covered the anti-submarine boom and Firth of Clyde waters. There also was
5236-503: Was James Wilson, who himself, along with James Manby Gully , established and operated a water cure establishment at Malvern in 1842. In 1843, Wilson and Gully published a comparison of the efficacy of the water-cure with drug treatments, including accounts of some cases treated at Malvern, combined with a prospectus of their Water Cure Establishment. Then in 1846 Gully published The Water Cure in Chronic Disease , further describing
5313-482: Was a 1797 publication by James Currie of Liverpool on the use of hot and cold water in the treatment of fever and other illness, with a fourth edition published in 1805, not long before his death. It was also translated into German by Michaelis (1801) and Hegewisch (1807). It was highly popular and first placed the subject on a scientific basis. Hahn's writings had meanwhile created much enthusiasm among his countrymen, societies having been formed everywhere to promote
5390-444: Was a specific instance, or "particular case", of general principles of thermodynamics. That is, "the application of heat and cold in general", as it applies to physiology, mediated by hydropathy. In 1883, another writer stated "Not, be it observed, that hydropathy is a water treatment after all, but that water is the medium for the application of heat and cold to the body". Hydrotherapy was used to treat people with mental illness in
5467-530: Was built, beginning in 1873, the land was an open field, owned by James MacArthur Moir , leading to an area known as the Gallowhill. There were no streets and houses between Argyll Street and Edward Street. Argyll Street, roughly as it is seen today, was completed by 1870. Moir donated some of his land for the building of the Burgh Hall, but he did not get to see its completion; he died by suicide in 1872. Dunoon in
5544-417: Was extended to the current structure between 1896 and 1898. It was shortened to allow the building of a breakwater in 2005, just to the south of the pier. As well as protecting the pier and its architecture from storm surges , a new link span was installed alongside the breakwater. This was to allow the berthing and loading of roll-on/roll-off ferries instead of the side-loading ferries that used to serve
5621-628: Was extremely successful, and he gained fame across the western world. His practice even influenced the hydropathy that took root overseas in America. Sebastian Kneipp was born in Germany and he considered his own role in hydropathy to be that of continuing Priessnitz's work. Kneipp's own practice of hydropathy was even gentler than the norm. He believed that typical hydropathic practices deployed were "too violent or too frequent" and he expressed concern that such techniques would cause emotional or physical trauma to
5698-418: Was not in widespread use. Webster's 1913 dictionary cited only the therapeutic sense, water cure being synonymous with hydropathy , the term by which hydrotherapy was known in the 19th century and early 20th century. The late 19th century expropriation of the term water cure , already in use in the therapeutic sense, to denote the polar opposite of therapy, namely torture, has the hallmark of arising in
5775-601: Was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 11 August 1958. The building houses four function suites and a large main hall. The main hall has a stage with professional sound and lighting equipment, and attracted popular acts such as Pink Floyd , Blur , the Saw Doctors , David Gray , Morrissey , the Red Hot Chilli Pipers , Primal Scream and comedians Kevin Bridges , Bill Bailey and Roy Chubby Brown . In late 2015
5852-528: Was partially refurbished by Argyll and Bute Council during 2015. Now containing meeting rooms, it is purely a tourist attraction. Dunoon Burgh Hall opened in 1874, the work of notable Glasgow architect Robert Alexander Bryden , who is buried in Dunoon Cemetery , a mile to the north. It is a Scottish baronial -style building that housed the municipal offices and had a hall accommodating 500 people. The Category B listed building re-opened in June 2017, and
5929-518: Was used in the treatment of hyperpyrexia . Hydrotherapy, especially as promoted during the height of its Victorian revival, has often been associated with the use of cold water, as evidenced by many titles from that era. However, not all therapists limited their practice of hydrotherapy to cold water, even during the height of this popular revival. The specific use of heat was however often associated with Victorian Turkish baths . These were introduced by David Urquhart into England on his return from
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