Bath

Some pictures from Bath, on the Sunday of my tour.

Downhill1.jpg (thumbnail)Downhill from the Youth Hostel.
Downhill2.jpg (thumbnail)Further downhill towards town.
Avon.jpg (thumbnail)The river Avon.
Park.jpg (thumbnail)A park.
Terrace1.jpg (thumbnail)The Georgian Terrace, over the Roman site.
Terrace2.jpg (thumbnail)More of the Terrace.
Terrace3.jpg (thumbnail)And more...
Terrace4.jpg (thumbnail)...and more.
Drain_into_pool.jpg (thumbnail)Where the spring drains into the main bath.
King_Bladud.jpg (thumbnail)The mythical King Bladud, founder of Bath and father of King Lear.
Rooftiles.jpg (thumbnail)Some hollow Roman roof tiles. Light and insulating.
Spring1.jpg (thumbnail)The Sacred Spring
Spring2.jpg (thumbnail)And again...
Spring3.jpg (thumbnail)...and again.
Drain_from_spring.jpg (thumbnail)The old Roman drain from the spring, still working after all those years.
Lead_curses.jpg (thumbnail)Curses written on Lead, addressed to the Goddess and thrown in the pool. "May he who stole my cloak suffer and die", optionally with a list of suspects.
Sulis_Minerva.jpg (thumbnail)Sulis Minerva - a rare gilt statue, which had to have six layers of gilt because it was lit by oil lamps - cleaning off the soot partially removes the gilt.
Freaky_hairstyle.jpg (thumbnail)Odd Roman hairstyle. People never change...

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