1 BATH
To minimize in-town traffic in this heavily visited place, there are park-and-ride lots around the city |
2 This is a 'do not back up' device for parking lots |
3 The parl-and-ride shuttle |
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5 A classic 'high street' shopping district |
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11 One of the first Georgian-era spas in Bath, built in 1737 |
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16 A busker's dog |
17 Not a statue, but a living person posing as one, freezing in position for hours. For tips, he will make small and surprising movements |
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21 One of the nation's most prestigious department stores |
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23 Sally Lunn's iconic teahouse. A Huguenot baker, Sally was creator of the first Bath bun. |
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26 A more modern icon, the Island Club was the place to go in the Eighties |
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34 The Weir, where the Avon changes level |
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38 Thesse stores line the Pulteney Bridge itself |
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45 THese Georgian houses feature full basements that are subdivided into apartments |
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51 The cricket pitch |
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60 The Holbourn is a good place for lunch |
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79 Bath Abbey is one of the best examples of fan vaulting |
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83 So many people have been interred under the Abbey that the floor threatened to collapse and a major renovation was required |
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98 The baptismal font |
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103 The original Roman baths, plus upper stories that were added in Georgian times |
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110 THe museum now occupies the Georgian overlay on the site |
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113 Roman ruins on the lowest level |
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117 The original spring outlet |
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124 Local performers portray Roman artisans at work |
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128 A piece of the orginal roof |
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135 Roman below, Georgian above |
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139 This glass floor shows off the Roman hypocaust, or heated floor, construction |
140 The floor was laid on top of these piles of tile. Heated air circulated through the underfloor space, keeping it warm |
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143 Pure spring water is tapped for this drinking fountain, and for the Pump TRoom above |
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145 The Pump Room was built in 1789, most recent of the Georgian construction at the site. It is now a restaurant. |
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150 This street busker just plays vinyl |
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