"Discovery Bath" - "Roman Baths" - Bath Spa - London - Uk - Leisury TV
Follow our trip in
Bath, watching the other video tips by “
Travel &
Weekend”, dedicated to
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Bath Abbey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4MtVOXYd8A&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow
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No 1 Royal Crescent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iLjtSWtxP4&index;=39&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow
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Roman Baths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96zyDhoXMw0&index;=36&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow
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Thermae Bath Spa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I0UiCbXpGM&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow&index;=37
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Hotel “Bailbrook
House” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLWEPsRZVDQ&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow&index;=41
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B&B; “
Villa Magdala” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpSuU520jYY&index;=42&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow
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Hotel “Francis” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPMvdAdfn-g&index;=43&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow
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Restaurant “
Roman Bath’s
Kitchen” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGk-2N9Ei58&index;=44&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow
- Pub “
The Raven” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64LNjiSgsIo&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow&index;=45
- Chophouse &
Brewery “Graze” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_jkk4mkg4I&list;=UUf31cRkdSKr1szzsZ5p0oow&index;=46
"Roman Bath" is the original constructed by
Ancient Roman and it is located in the center of Bath, few steps from Bath Abbey. The first shrine at the site of
the hot springs was built by
Celts, and was dedicated to the goddess Sulis, whom the
Romans identified with
Minerva.
The spring was discovered in in 836 BC by the
British king Bladud who built the first baths. Romans built the
Temple in 60-70 AD and the bathing complex was gradually built up over the next
300 years.The spring is now housed in
18th-century buildings, designed by architects
John Wood, the Elder and
John Wood, the Younger, father and son.
Visitors drank the waters in the
Grand Pump Room, a neo-classical salon which remains in use, both for taking the waters and for social functions.
Victorian expansion of the baths complex followed the neo-classical tradition established by the
Woods. In 1810 the
Hot Springs failed and
William Smith opened up the
Hot Bath
Spring to the bottom, where he found that the spring had not failed but had flowed into a new channel.
Smith restored the water to its original course and the
Baths filled in less time than formerly.
The Grand Pump Room was begun in 1789 by
Thomas Baldwin. He resigned in 1791 and
John Palmer continued the scheme until its completion in 1799.The elevation on to
Abbey Church Yard has a centre piece of four engaged
Corinthian columns with entablatures and pediment. It has been designated by
English Heritage as a grade I listed building. The north colonnade was also designed by Thomas Baldwin. The south colonnade is similar but had an upper floor added in the late
19th century. The museum and
Queen's Bath including the "
Bridge" spanning
York Street to the
City Laundry were by
Charles Edward Davis in 1889. Presented by Gladys Powney.
"Travel & Weekend" is a program of "
Stile Italia TV" and "Leisury TV", realized by
Danilo della
Mura, produced by "Stile Italia TV" and "Leisury TV",