the Great Bath - on a winter's evening
This looks as it did in Roman times, except that now it has no roof. The columns around the side are not original.
The floor of the Great Bath
When a new floor was laid, they also put in a new pipe - to take cold water to the other end of the Great Bath.
The spring
Water still comes out a little below 50 degrees Celsius, at a rate of a million litres a day.
The temple of Sulis Minerva
The baths had a temple next to them, as they were regarded as a religious site. These are the remains of the pediment from the temple. The carving in the centre is Celtic in style not Roman.
A model with the temple on the left and the baths on the right. The remains are now all underground - except for the Great Bath. Notice the typical arched roofs of Roman baths - to allow for the humidity inside.
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