The ancient city of Bath in Somerset was founded on the site of hot springs, which the Romans named Aquae Sulis, and their magnificent Bath House buildings still stand today. In the Middle Ages the wool trade brought great prosperity to Bath and the spectacular Bath Abbey still draws many visitors. Its revival as a fashionable spa town in the eighteenth century, attracting wealthy and important visitors from London presided over by Beau Nash, transformed the city, as celebrated in the novels of Jane Austen. Since then, Bath has grown, been rebuilt following aerial bombardment during the Second World War in the Baedeker Blitz, and is today a thriving city home to festivals, a university, a lively cultural scene and modern businesses and industries. A–Z of Bath reveals the stories behind the city of Bath, its streets, buildings and people. All aspects of Bath's history through the centuries are included and it brings to life the story of how its residents and visitors have shaped the city of today. This fascinating A–Z tour of Bath's history is fully illustrated and will appeal to all those with an interest in this distinctive city.
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HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- Aquae Sulis (the Waters of Sulis)
- Austen
- Allen, Ralph
- Bath Abbey
- Baths, Roman
- Baldwin, Thomas
- Circus
- Dyrham, 577
- Edgar the Peaceful
- Fosse Way
- Great Western Railway
- Guildhall
- Holburne Museum
- House and Chapel of the Countess of Huntingdon, the Vineyards
- Institutions of Bath
- Jelly, Thomas
- Kennet & Avon Canal
- Lansdown Crescent
- Lunn, Sally
- Manners, George Phillips
- Mineral Water Hospital
- Nash, Richard ‘Beau’
- Old Orchard Street Theatre Royal
- Pump Room
- Pulteney Bridge
- Queen Square
- Royal Crescent and Royal Victoria Park
- Speed, John
- Theatre Royal
- Thermae Bath Spa
- University of Bath
- Upper Assembly Rooms and Fashion Museum
- Vertue Brothers
- Victoria Art Gallery and Library
- Wool Trade
- (Second) World War Baedeker Blitz
- Xmas Fair
- York Street
- Zigzag
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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