Timeline
Year Event Year Population 850BC Bladuds mythical Birth 1086 890 60 Romans arrive in Bath 1379 1025 400 Romans Leave...
Bath: History
Celtic Bath
Bladud Bath was founded by Bladud, the eldest son of the legendary King Lud. As a boy, Bladud contracted leprosy...
Roman Bath
Aquae Sulis Although still mostly buried under magnificent Georgian streets, the Roman ruins in Bath are unsurpassed in Britain. About...
The Ruin
Flooding finally ruined Bath wondrous temple and the Great Bath complex. Built in the slight hollow around the hot spring,...
The Middle Ages
King Arthur Bath is well known for being the site of the legendary battle of Badon, which the Welsh annals...
Georgian Bath
Bath’s population multiplied itself by well over ten times during the course of the 18th century. From a still small...
The Fosseway
At Bath the River Avon crossed the Fosse Way and the major road from London to Wales. The Roman roads...
The Civil War
Like many of Somerset’s fast-changing cities and towns, Bath’s population was deeply divided in the years leading up the Civil...
World War 2
Strategic position Although some of Bath’s manufacturers were engaged on wartime production, producing gun mountings, torpedo parts, aircraft propellers and...
Great Pulteney Street – who came here (a while back !!) …
Why not take a look at our comprehensive They Came to Bath section – They Came to Bath contains lots...
