Shown on the 1909 map The hydraulic ram was a simple but clever concept. It allowed water to be raised hundreds of feet merely by being located around 20 feet below the head of a natural spring. It was a French invention subject to much development in Britain.
The most important institution is the Spa Baths, situated on the Esplanade, Shanklin, and no doubt in the future when the virtues of this Iron Water are more widely known, will play a very important part in the properity of the town.
