Excavations reveal structure that may be one of a kind below building that was used for range of leisure activities
The therapeutic value of ice baths or cold water immersion were recognised long before wellness gurus and celebrities extolled them on social media. Even the Romans were fond of a dip in the frigidarium.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, assembly rooms were places of entertainment, conversation, dancing and gambling in many fashionable towns across the country. The Bath Assembly Rooms, now in the care of the National Trust, were completed in 1771. The new prose Bath guide of 1778 noted “a commodious cold-bath, with convenient dressing-rooms” alongside rooms for billiards, coffee, gambling, balls and concerts.
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