Good morning everyone,
Today we return to a tour, already in progress!
Continuing on through my tour of southern England, this batch of photos is from Bath, Stonehenge, and Stratford. It was overcast and drizzling the day we went to Bath, and the pictures reflect that, unfortunately.
As a reader of Regency romances in my youth, it was great to see Bath. We visited the Fashion Museum there, which I highly recommend. I also sipped the Bath waters, which were dreadful. I just don’t get people drinking them for their health.
Stonehenge was one of the absolute highlights of the trip for me. I’m fascinated by history; I could have spent hours visiting the nearby prehistoric sites.
Stratford was cute and very touristy, but I was most intrigued by the canal and the canal system in England.
On The Road – Auntie Anne – More England – Bath, Stonehenge, and StratfordPost + Comments (16)
The Circus, originally called King’s Circus, was designed by the architect John Wood, the Elder. Convinced that Bath had been the principal cent of Druid activity in Britain,Wood surveyed Stonehenge, which has a diameter of 325 feet at the outer earth bank, and designed the Circus with a 318 feet diameter to mimic this.
The initial leases for the south west segment were granted in 1755–1767, for the south east segment in 1762–1766, and for the north segment in 1764–1766.
The Circus was part of John Wood the Elder’s grand vision to recreate a classical Palladian architectural landscape for the city.
