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A Short History of Bath
By (author) Richard Tames
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Anytime spent in Bath is a pleasure. The historic city buzzes with vitality and its accolade as one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites is confirmed by the annual arrival of some four million visitors from Britain and all over the world. Whereas most accounts of Bath's history focus on the Roman and Georgian periods, skipping over much of the rest, this short history offers a chronological survey of the entire span of Bath's existence, supplemented by lively accounts of its food, its fashions, its theatrical and artistic heritage, its music and its memorials. Almost two-thirds of the city centre is a conservation area, the largest in Britain. One in six of the city's houses was built before 1850, almost half before the twentieth century. The city's highlights include not only the Roman baths, the elegant Pump Room and the majestic abbey, and half a dozen museums but also one of only four bridges in the world with shops on both sides and Britain's last remaining Georgian pleasure gardens. With the opening of the striking new Thermae Spa complex Bath entered the twenty-first century by reasserting its original identity as a uniquely therapeutic location. This highly readable updated guide gives an entertaining picture of the many famous, eccentric and talented people who made their mark upon the city and bring the history up to the present day.
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Publisher | Haus Publishing
Published date | 18 Feb 2027
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 304
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-9149-7958-3
Readership Age | From 16 years
BISAC | history / general
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