Construction of a Saxon bath for monks of Bath Abbey; only the foundations survive today
1539
Ownership of the bath transfers from Bath Abbey to King Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries; it is henceforth known as the King's Bath
17C
Construction of most of the superstructure of the King's Bath
1624
Construction of Jacobean strapwork balustrading around top of the King's Bath, probably donated by grateful client Sir Francis Stonor
1737
Nude bathing prohibited at the King's Bath
1753
Segregation of sexes at the King's Bath
12 Jun 1950
King's Bath designated a Grade I listed building
c. 1970
Water level lowered in the King's Bath to enable opening further Roman remains; part of an extensive program of reassessment by Professor Barry Cunliffe and the Bath Archaeological Trust
