Historic houses · South East England
Grand Pump Room
Grand Pump Room — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Grand Pump Room is a Grade I-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Grand Pump Room is a historic building in the Abbey Churchyard, Bath, Somerset, England. It is adjacent to the Roman Baths and is named because of water that is pumped into the room from the baths' hot springs. Visitors can drink the water or have other refreshments while there. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building since 1950. Along with the Lower Assembly Rooms, it formed a complex where social activity was centred, and where visitors to the city gathered.
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Background
History
The present building replaced an earlier one on the same site, designed by John Harvey at the request of Beau Nash, Bath's master of ceremonies, in 1706, before the discovery of Roman remains nearby. The main block, built of Bath stone, was begun by Thomas Baldwin, and the foundations of a Roman temple precinct were discovered during preparatory excavations. The North Colonnade of nine bays, with unfluted Ionic columns, was built by Baldwin in 1786 1790. Baldwin was dismissed, as a result of financial mismanagement in his handling of the large sums of money allocated to the purchase of raw materials such as timber and stone. Archaeological evidence reveals that he laid the foundations for a…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3811, -2.3600
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
- Postcode
- BA1 1LZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Established
- 1789
- Official site
- www.romanbaths.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5594977 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grand Pump Room (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grand Pump Room?
- Grand Pump Room is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA1 1LZ), in the parish of Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area.
- When was Grand Pump Room built?
- Built or established in 1789.
- Who owns Grand Pump Room?
- Grand Pump Room is owned by | designation1 =Grade I Listed Building.
- Is Grand Pump Room a listed building?
- Grand Pump Room is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Grand Pump Room?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BA1 1LZ. It sits within the Bath parliamentary constituency.