Somerset, England

Historic Sites & Landmarks in Somerset, England

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  • 8-20, Great Pulteney Street Bath, England 1789-95

    8-20 Great Pulteney Street in Bath is a Grade I listed building consisting of 12 terrace houses built 1789-95 by Thomas Baldwin, John Eveleigh, and others.

  • Roman Baths Museum Bath, England 1st cent. CE (ruins)

    Located among Roman ruins, the Roman Baths Museum in Bath displays fragments of the Temple of Sulis Minerva, offerings to the goddess, the gilded head of her cult statue, and other notable artifacts.

  • Bath Abbey Bath, England c. 1500-35

    Formerly a monastery and a cathedral, the spectacular cream-colored Bath Abbey (c. 1500) now serves as the parish church of Bath. The interior is especially famed for its fan vaulting.

  • 1-13, Vicars Close Wells, England c. 1360

    Terrace of 13 houses, originally 21.

  • King's Bath Bath, United Kingdom mostly 12th cent. and 17th cent.

    The King's Bath was first built in the 10-12th centuries, but most of what is visible today dates from the 17th century. Originally owned by the monks of Bath Abbey, it received its current name during the Dissolution of Monasteries.

  • Green Park Railway Station Bath, England

    Railway station, now in commercial use. 1869, by JH Sanders, train shed by JS Crossley (Chief Engineer of the Midland Railway), restored and converted c1983, with former lines removed and platform well raised to common floor level.

  • 1-14, Widcombe Crescent Bath, England c. 1805

    Fourteen terrace houses, with basement areas and railings. c1805, almost certainly by Charles Harcourt Masters (Ison). MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate mansard roofs, some pantile or concrete tile.

  • UNESCO World Heritage Symbol Bath, England 1987 (listing)

    The UNESCO symbol embedded in the cobblestones at the intersection of Bath St and Stall St commemorates the designation of the City of Bath as a World Heritage Site in 1987.

  • Empire Hotel Bath, England

    Overlooking Parade Gardens, this grand hotel of many styles was built 1900-01 by Major C.E. Davis for hotelier Alfred Holland. It was restored and converted to apartments in 1996 and a Garfunkel's restaurant occupies the ground floor.

  • Victoria Vase Bath, England 1880

    This Neo-Classical limestone vase was erected in 1880 beside a small lake to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Royal Victoria Park.

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