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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bath, Somerset, England. Prehistory. Mesolithic – Human activity on Bathampton Down. Iron Age – Hillfort on Bathampton Down. [1] 863 BC (traditional date) – In legend, King Bladud discovers the sacred spring at Bath. [2] 1st to 5th centuries.
The city of Bath in South West England was founded in the 1st century AD by the Romans who used the natural hot springs as a thermal spa. It became an important centre for the wool industry in the Middle Ages but in the 18th century under the reigns of George l, ll and III it developed into an elegant spa city, famed in literature and art.
Bath History Volumes I [1986] to XV [2019] are now available here, each article is in its own pdf file for viewing on screen or for download. Those pages not part of an article which include, title, publishing, contents, editorial and contributor pages are now in a separate pdf file for each volume, which can also be viewed or downloaded.
14 mar 2021 · A brief history of the English town of Bath from its beginning as a Roman settlement up to the 21st century
THE EARLIEST MAP OF BATH Stephen Bird Introduction The earliest known plan of Bath appears in The Particuler Description of England with the Portratures of Certaine of the Cheiffest Citties and Townes, published by William Smith in 1588.1 The early history of this manuscript is unknown, although it was clearly
Our attraction to irregular, half-timbered house fronts jumbled in narrow, twisting streets is a legacy of a Victorian change in sentiment, in itself a reaction to Georgian regularity. As rebuilt by the elder and younger Wood, Bath was the blueprint of the modern 'improved' city.
Although Bath gained greatest importance in Roman and Georgian times, the city nevertheless reflects continuous development over two millennia with the spectacular medieval Abbey Church sat beside the Roman temple and baths, in the heart of the 18th century and modern city.
