Pat, I don't think it was just invalids that used the bathchairs. The road up to the top of the Parade is quite steep and I think anyone could hire a bathchair to take them up and down. No idea about who employed the the bathchair men though. Will look in my books on Leamington and see if I can come up with something. Sue Kenilworth ------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:23:03 EDT From: Jpatdball@aol.com Subject: [WAR] Bathchairmen- Leamington Spa To: WARWICK@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <d53.ddbf923.33c7a157@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hello All, I am researching VARNEY in Warwickshire and noted that census returns describe several who lived in Leamington as "Bathchair Man". As Leamington was a Spa town does this mean they pushed invalids around until they found a suitable fountain to suit them? Did they work for themselves and ply for hire or work for the Pump Room? Is there any archive or register of these men or Trade Diectory references of names? Any help appreciated (I am getting on a bit and may need one!!) Pat Ball