Wroxter Roman City Baths |
| Hob Uid: 70075 | |
Location :
Shropshire
Wroxeter and Uppington
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| Grid Ref : SJ5654108673 |
| Summary : The most impressive remains of the Roman city of Wroxeter are the public baths which were built between AD125-35 when Hadrian was Emperor. The baths began with a huge aisled exercise hall (palaestra). Completely dismantled in the fourth century, its plan has been recovered by excavation, and its walls are now marked out on the ground with red paving slabs. It measures 20 metres x 75 metres. The bath house was entered from double doors on the south side of the exercise hall at the east end. This entrance has been preserved in the upstanding masonry (known as the 'Old Work') which remains one of the very few extensive lengths of Roman walling to have survived in the civil zone of Roman Britain. |
More information : (SJ 56540867) BATHS (R) (Remains of) (NAT)
(See SJ 50 NE 10) (1)
The most impressive remains of the Roman city of Wroxeter are the public baths which were built between AD125-35 when Hadrian was Emperor. The baths began with a huge aisled exercise hall (palaestra). Completely dismantled in the fourth century, its plan has been recovered by excavation, and its walls are now marked out on the ground with red paving slabs. It measures 20 metres x 75 metres. The bath house was entered from double doors on the south side of the exercise hall at the east end. This entrance has been preserved in the upstanding masonry (known as the 'Old Work') which remains one of the very few extensive lengths of Roman walling to have survived in the civil zone of Roman Britain. (2)
Scheduled. (3)
Listed in the Wroxeter Roman City Conservation Plan gazetteer as Heritage Assest Number 505 and 119. The public baths on Insula V. Initially part of the fortress, some of the buildings survived into the end of the 5th century AD. These are the only complete public baths visible in the country. Latterly the hypocausted rooms were used as a burial ground. (4-5)
Further reference. (6) |