Today we took at day trip with Devin's school. Our first stop was Stonehenge, due to already been there and the pouring rain we just made a quick appearance, next stop the Roman Baths.
The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath. The complex is a well-preserved Roman site for public bathing.
The Roman Baths themselves are below the modern street level. There are four main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and the Museum holding finds from Roman Bath. The buildings above street level date from the 19th century.
The water which bubbles up from the ground at Bath fell as rain on the nearby Mendip Hills. It percolates down through limestone aquifers to a depth of between 8,900 ft and 14,100 ft where geothermal energy raises the water temperature to between 147.2 °F and 204.8 °F. Under pressure, the heated water rises to the surface along fissures and faults in the limestone.
The main features:
Sacred Spring - look towards the corner and you can see the bubbling of the hot water!
The Spring Overflow is where the water flows from to get to The Great Bath
This is where the hot water flows from the spring overflow into the Great Bath
The Great Bath
This is another one of the baths. Not quite sure of the name of this one! I love the circle shape.
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