Bath is famous for its Roman Ruins but also of course for its 'regency' past. During the Georgian era it became a fashionable 'spa town' and people would come to 'take the waters' - ugh have you tried them?! Don't come to Bath to taste the waters, just soak some algae in pond water, stir in a bit of soil and warm it up to tepid. Eurgh. How they left healthier than when they arrived I know not. I suspect it was the rest and socialising that did it. The Georgian architecture is still beautiful - this is part of the Circus, three sections that form a circle with 4 floors plus loft and so many chimneys!
Jane Austen lived in Bath and as you walk the elegant, honey-stone streets you can just imagine her and all her heroines being there too!
Thank you so much to everyone who viewed or commented on my shot of the baths and Abbey yesterday - looking at it now it's hard to believe so many beautiful buildings were in such close proximity!
Great shot! You've captured its stateliness very nicely. I wonder if the water might not have bee a little cleaner way back when. It probably was still tepid, but not as much run off and pollution.
Beautiful architecture and wonderful curves and columns.
When I visited Bath with a friend, we took a civilized afternoon tea in the Pump Room to the accompaniment of a piano trio but we didn't try the water - glad we didn't now!
I agree, gorgeous lines. Lovely shot of the circus, it's great that you've caught the line of the curve without having to include any parked cars or other paraphernalia of modern day life it allows the viewer to transport back to Austen's Bath.
August 9th, 2012
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When I visited Bath with a friend, we took a civilized afternoon tea in the Pump Room to the accompaniment of a piano trio but we didn't try the water - glad we didn't now!