We left Stonehenge and traveled through the Salisbury Plains to the Georgian city of Bath. Arriving we could see rows of Roman stone houses in circles in the hill, very impressive. Even today, all of the buildings must be built with Bath stone. Here we toured the Roman Baths and the Abbey where Edgar, King of all England was crowned in 973.
The Romans began to develop Bath as a spa and center of Pagan worship around the hot springs about 60 AD. The carvings and artifacts uncovered in the excavation are impressive. By 300 there was evidence of Christian worship in Bath.
After the Baths, we toured the Abbey with its impressive stained glass window over the altar containing 56 scenes from the Life of Jesus. The Abbey is from the Norman times and is great example of Norman Architecture.
Across the street from the hotel was a hatter. Bob forgot a hat, and it is cold, so he went there and got a stylish tweed hat for the trip and as a souvenir.
Bath is located on the River Avon, not the same Avon as Stratford though. And over the river is the Pulteney Bridge. The bridge dates from 1774 and has shops built across its span on both sides. It is in the Palladian style. There is only one other such bridge in Florence Italy.
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