StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Walls Castle
roman - RER bathhouse 07
05 Jan 2017 |
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The ground surface is rather higher than it would have been in Roman times. This little arch is the tip of the heating flues from the furnace. Again, traces of the render are visible.
roman - RER bathhouse 06
05 Jan 2017 |
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Bathhouse as viewed from the northern side (and the private road used for access). The fort is further to the right.
roman - RER bathhouse 05
05 Jan 2017 |
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Looking at the bathhouse from the eastern side. The substantial nature of the building is apparent. Also visible is the remains of rendering - the greyish and red areas. The local red sandstone is the building material. The area nearest to this side of the right hand wall contains the buried remains of a hypocaust.
roman - RER bathhouse 04
05 Jan 2017 |
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The buttresses on the right here would provide extra strength to the already substantial wall, probably indicating that this area had a heavy arched or domed tile roof.
roman - RER bathhouse 03
05 Jan 2017 |
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Inside the room considered to be the changing rooms, with areas of coloured rendering, The niches may have contained ritual features or statues. Note - the walls, some 13ft (4m) in height and of considerable thickness.
roman - RER bathhouse 02
05 Jan 2017 |
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Plan of the visible walls, and features found during excavations. This includes an area of hypocaust.
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