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Pulteney Bridge was built in 1774 in the Palladian style.
It is one of four bridges in the world to have shops both sides across the full span of the bridge
My take on this classic window into Bath shot... Taken early morning, loving the spring tones
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A little throwback to our day trip to Bath, Somerset in 2015. We joined a fairly well-organized tour and managed to see some of the city's main attractions. Like many first-time visitors, we naturally made our way to the famous Roman Baths. An interesting piece of history, although I have to admit it wasn't quite the highlight I had expected.
Looking back, I wish we had more time to simply wander around and appreciate the city. Bath has so much character, from its beautiful historic architecture to its charming streets and riverside scenery. Even just taking a leisurely stroll along the River Avon, admiring sights like Pulteney Bridge and its distinctive weir, would have been time well spent.
Sometimes, a day trip gives you just enough time to see a place, but not quite enough to experience it.
Hopefully, I'll get another opportunity to return someday, this time with a little less rushing around and a lot more time to explore.
I can highly recommend jumping on the open top Bath city tour bus, you can get on and off as you go around and of course you have some great vantage points up high. I was disappointed with the second route that’s available on the ticket, it sweeps out of the city and around the outskirts but most of the views are blocked by trees. So my advice would be do the city route once, get an idea of what you want to photograph then go a second time jumping on and off along the route
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The retaining wall for the Kennet and Avon Canal is to the left, with the railway being the later installation.
A view from the River Avon with tower of Bath Abbey in background
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Even at some distance, the width of the Royal Crescent in Bath can't be captured by the 18mm end of the lens on my camera at the time. The above is a crop; the one below is an automatic panorama taken a few years previously:
A different view of St.John the Evangelist church Bath, from the banks of the River Avon.
Bath City Centre Somerset.
The fan-vaulted ceiling of the choir was constructed
by the stonemason brothers William and Robert Vertue, commencing in the year 1501, in the time of Oliver King
as Bishop of Bath and his successor from 1504
Bishop Adriano Castellesi.
The fan-vaulting here in the nave is part of restoration work carried out under George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s, to the same design as the early sixteenth century vaulting of the choir carried out by the Vertue brothers.
Bath is so named from its having warm-spring bath waters, in baths dating from the times of the Romans in Britain.
Bath Abbey, the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in the city of Bath in Somerset, England:
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Alfred Street in Bath, built in 1768, is known for its fine buildings, including number 14, Alfred House, which features a famous doorway called the "King Alfred doorway" with a carved stone statue of the King. The street also holds the distinction of being the location where Plasticine, the popular children's toy, was first manufactured in the basement of 15 Alfred Street.
Bath City Centre Somerset.
Bath Abbey is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it 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.
The River Avon runs through the heart of Bath, and is one of the city’s most defining features. The river’s source is up in the Cotswold hills and it flows through Bath and Bristol before meeting the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth.
Bath city centre. Somerset.
Bath Abbey is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it 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. The medieval abbey church served as a sometime cathedral of a bishop. After long contention between churchmen in Bath and Wells the seat of the Diocese of Bath and Wells was later consolidated at Wells Cathedral. The Benedictine community was dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.