Bagnigge Wells, St Pancras, London mb-code 1238385 Built by John Smeaton 1n

Built by John Smeaton 1n 1756-59

She carries the other

much to his annoyance

As the woman loses her balance she is thrown into the arms of another man standing behind her

Bagnigge Wells, St Pancras, London mb-code 1238385 Built by John Smeaton 1n'A Bagnigge Wells Scene, or No Resisting Temptation', Bagnigge Wells, St Pancras, London, c1780. Two women in elaborate costumes and large hats; one picks flowers, perhaps a metaphor for sex. The other looks sidelong at her in a knowing way. Bagnigge Wells was a popular spa which thrived from 1760 to the end of the eighteenth century and had a reputation for 'loose women and boys whose morals are depraved'.