NHER 24755 (Building record) - Bath Hills post medieval bath house
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EARSHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Bath Hills bath.
Small brick building set in steep hillside at rear of Bath Hills Farm, across Bigod Way footpath. Not shown on (S1) but on (S2) and still extant. Shaped gable to south east above modern? doors in original doorway. Windows in side walls. Is this the cold bath that gave its name to Bath Hills in the 18th century and made Bungay a spa town, though the bath was in Norfolk?
E. Rose (NAU), 31 August 1988
The account in (S3) makes this seem unlikely as it states that bath was demolished in 1880 and only a hollow remains on the site; a portico was removed to the farmhouse. However the account is unclear and there seems to be confusion in it between the farmhouse and the bath house; no plan is given.
E. Rose (NLA), 24 November 1993.
February 2007. A second distant observation, again only from footpath but when less vegetation, shows that the small building is entirely of 19th century brickwork [1].
It may be that some of the references are to Cold Bath House to the northeast in Ditchingham parish.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 February 2007.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF97759 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. A ring of Dickens about this cottage. 9 December.
- --- SNF97760 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. House of inspiration. 17 November.
- <S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
- <S2> SNF52733 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.
- <S3> SNF6874 Article in Serial: Manning, M.. 1993. Taking the Waters in Norfolk.. NIAS Journal. Vol 5, No 3, p 142.
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Record last edited
Jul 7 2017 11:45AM