Today is sartorias a.k.a. Sherwood Smith’s birthday, so as a virtual present here are some photos I took during a trip to Bath, historic British spa town best known as the setting of some of Jane Austen’s novels and countless Regency romances, back in 2008 from my personal collection:
The Roman Empire meets the Middle Ages: The gothic Abbey of Bath overlooking the Roman bath fed by the famous spring.
The Roman Empire meets the Middle Ages, part II: Time weathered statues of Roman legionnaires warily eyes Bath Abbey.
Look across the Roman bath. This pool, built by the Romans, was still open for bathing and swimming well into the 20th century. The buildings above date from the 19th century.
An interior pool at the Roman baths. Check out the turquois water and the glittering coins.
Reconstructed gable of a Roman temple in the museum at Bath.
From the Roman Empire to Georgian/Regency era bath. Classicist colonades lining a street. I’m pretty sure that the final scene in the 1995 adaption of “Persuasion” was shot here.
The Hot Bath, a Regency era bathhouse.
Archway with a gargoyle in Bath.
Inside the Pump Room (actually,one of several active in the 19th century), where you can drink the famous water straight from the spring. It’s warm and salty BTW.
Georgian townhouses at the Circus. Still as expensive as in Jane Austen’s time, judging by the cars parked here.
The Royal Crescent or rather half of it. Beautiful housing for the very rich, now and in Jane Austen’s day.
A fountain at Parade Gardens.
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Oh, those are terrific! Thank you, Cora!
You’re welcome and happy birthday. I tried posting the link on your LJ, but my comments kept landing in the spam filter.
Great pictures.
Bath is on my *travel-to* list. I find Roman history and culture fascinating and really would love to see the baths.
The Royal Crescent just looks intriguing and I can imagine that it’s expensive. Pity that ;-D
Bath is a truly lovely city and the Roman baths are fascinating. You can still bath in the waters of the spring BTW as well as drink it. There is a newly built spa centre right next to the antique Roman baths.
Looking at the Circus and the Royal Crescent I find it fascinating that the expensive neighbourhoods in Jane Austen’s time are still as expensive (relatively speaking) today, though the sort of person you’ll find there (hedgefund manager rather than aristocrats) is very different.