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The Romans were originally attracted to the natural hot springs near
what is now the city of Bath in EnglandThey founded the city and excavated the baths to exploit their
medicinal value. The baths are now famous landmarks.
The Great Bath was the centre piece of the Roman bathing
establishment. It was fed with hot water directly from the Sacred
Spring and provided an opportunity to enjoy a luxurious warm swim.
The bath is lined with 45 thick sheets of lead and is 1.6 metres
deep. Access is by four steep steps that entirely surround the bath.
On the centre of the north side there was originally a fountain
feature fed by its own lead pipe from the Sacred Spring. At some
point this was replaced with a smaller and rather curious fountain
which is made from a re used funerary monument with a hole cut
through it to allow the passage of a pipe.
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