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Row upon row of Georgian houses. From Wikipedia, "Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era.
Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent, Circus, Pump Room and Assembly Rooms where Beau Nash presided over the city's social life from 1705 until his death in 1761. Many of the streets and squares were laid out by John Wood, the Elder, and in the 18th century the city became fashionable and the population grew. Jane Austen lived in Bath in the early 19th century. Further building was undertaken in the 19th century and following the Bath Blitz in World War II."
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath( Bath Abbey) is an Anglican parish church and a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, Bath Abbey was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country.
Bath is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths and Georgian brick architecture. In 2016, its population reached 90.931. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18.5 km) south-east of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987.
The city became a spa with the Latin name Aquæ Sulis, AD 60 when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then. Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a popular religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent, Circus, Pump Room, and Assembly Rooms.
The afternoon sun is great to dry your fur when you take a nice, relaxing bath.
Yashinon-DX 50mm f/1.7 wide open @ f/1.7
More of Dad's 1988 slides today.
In this one we have Class 33/2 33211 at Bath on the 16th of March 1988. It had earlier worked the 10.10 Portsmouth to Cardiff and I think this is it on a return service to Portsmouth.
The loco was new from BRCW to Hither Green as D6596 in April 1962. Withdrawl was in October 1993 and cutting up was by MRJ Philips at Stewarts Lane MPD during January 1997.
"Le finestre dovranno avere una protezione adeguata. Si raccomanda di mascherare le inferiate artisticamente per evitare al malato l'impressione di essere in una prigione".