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Bath Abbey from the Roman Baths Gallery. Bath Abbey was founded in 1499 [6] on the site of an 8th-century church. [7] The original Anglo-Saxon church was pulled down after 1066, [21] and a grand cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul was begun on the site by John of Tours, Bishop of Bath and Wells, around 1090; [22] [23] however, only the ambulatory was complete when he died in ...
The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent in the city of Bath, England.Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger, and built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Georgian architecture to be found in the United Kingdom and is a Grade I listed building.
Bath and North East Somerset shown within Somerset and England Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority created on 1 April 1996, following the abolition of the County of Avon, which had existed since 1974. Part of the ceremonial county of Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset occupies an area of 220 square miles (570 km 2), two-thirds of ...
The baths have been modified on several occasions, including the 12th century, when John of Tours built a curative bath over the King's Spring reservoir, and the 16th century, when the city corporation built a new bath (Queen's Bath) to the south of the spring. [20] Anne of Denmark came to Bath twice for her health.
Bath's city walls (also referred to as borough walls) were a sequence of defensive structures built around the city of Bath in England.Roman in origin, then restored by the Anglo-Saxons, and later strengthened in the High medieval period, the walls formed a complete circuit, covering the historic core of the modern city, an area of approximately 23 acres (9.3 ha) [2] including the Roman Baths ...
The prominent post of Bath City Architect was bestowed by the Corporation of Bath, England, on an architect who would be repeatedly chosen for civic projects. It is a form of council architect. Thomas Warr Attwood (unofficially) c.1733–1775 [1] Thomas Baldwin 1780–1792 [2] John Palmer 1792–1817 [3] John Lowder 1817–1823 [4]
The abbey is also used as a venue for visiting choirs and, from its inception in 1947, the City of Bath Bach Choir. [101] The choirs of Bath Abbey sung the 2015 Christmas Service live on BBC One. [102] They are led by the directors of music and assisted by the organists. The current Director of Music is Huw Williams who took the role in 2017.
The Circus is a historic ring of large townhouses in the city of Bath, Somerset, England, forming a circle with three entrances. Designed by architect John Wood, the Elder, it was built between 1754 and 1768, [2] and is regarded as a pre-eminent example of Georgian architecture. "Circus" (Latin) means a ring, oval or circle in English.