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Taken from under the centre of Bath Abbey looking straight up this fisheye view captures the ceiling and windows at each end.
The stone fan vaulting on the ceiling was put in place in Victorian times by Sir George Gilbert Scott, replacing an earlier wooden structure.
Sony A700 / Samyang 8mm Fisheye
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.
Scrub-a-dub-dub! Feeling fresh and clean!
This Blythe doll is Sea Sailor See, posing for the theme “Bath” in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr.
Bath was very busy today with the Christmas Market opening tomorrow.
I think this little chap was about to get some sweeties.
"Bath is the largest city in the county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths. In 2011, the population was 88,859. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage site in 1987. The city became a spa with the Latin name Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sul") c. 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then." - from Wikipedia.
This summer I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Bath time in a bucket on the countertop is definitely ALMOST GONE!!! Where did the time go?
ODC-ALMOST GONE
Explored #33
The bridge over the River Avon is the famous Pulteney Bridge - one of the three shop-lined bridges left in the world (Ponte Vecchio and Rialto are the other two) - completed in 1774.
The building on the left is the old Empire Hotel. The architecture of the roof is supposed to represent the three classes of people: a castle on the right corner for upper class; a house for the middle classes and a cottage for the lower classes. However one critic described it as a, ‘monstrosity and an unbelievable piece of pompous architecture’. It's now an apartment building.
The next day trip we had while we stayed in Corsham was to the lovely city of Bath. It was on the verge of being a drizzly day, but we managed to keep dry. Here's a double image I created on my phone with Snapseed! More photos of Pulteney Bridge and the river later on.
Bath's Roman Bath House was a fun visit as it became cold and rainy. This caused the steam to rise above the water, which only added to mysteriousness of the place.
Roman bathhouses, especially at Aquae Sulis (Bath, England), weren't just for bathing; they included significant religious areas like the Temple of Sulis Minerva, featuring sacrificial altars for animal offerings and votive stones where people honored gods like Hercules and Bacchus, connecting hygiene, health, and worship through offerings and prayers in a grand complex.
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."
People enjoying a stroll along the Bath Wall at Maldon! The statue at the end of the Bath Wall is of Byrhtnoth, a fierce Anglo Saxon warrior, and it commemorates Maldon’s most famous moment in history, the Battle of Maldon in AD991. His death, while leading the Anglo-Saxon forces against the Vikings in 991, is the subject of the famous Old English poem 'Battle of Maldon'. The statue was created by John Doubleday.
There used to be a nice row of gift shops and cafes, etc, along this road, but pretty much everything was shut along here when we crossed over to have a look.
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.