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The Roman Bath (aka Strand Lane 'Roman' Baths) is the site of a historic plunge bath on Strand Lane, Middlesex. Reputed since the 1830s to be Roman, the bath is now believed to be the remaining portion of a cistern built in 1612 to feed a fountain in the gardens of Somerset House. After a long period of neglect and decay, following the demolition of the fountain, they were brought back into use in the 1770s as a public cold plunge bath, attached to No. 33 Surrey Street. The first mention of a Roman origin for the baths is probably in Robson’s London Directory for 1838 which refers to a ‘Roman Spring Baths’ on Strand Lane. The site remained in use as a baths until it was purchased in 1922 by Reverend William Pennington-Bickford who removed the marble and tiles decorating the main chamber and carried out some small scale archaeological excavations. In 1945-7 ownership of the bath passed to the National Trust. It is within the council area of Westminster.
Historic England Grade II Listed 1237102.

Place Type: Jacobean Monument
Historic County: Middlesex
Lat, Long: 51.511495,-0.11568137
Grid Reference: TQ 3085 8085
Council Area: Westminster CA
Strategic Authority Area: Greater London SA
Police Area: Metropolitan PA

GBPN ID: 304148
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Roman_Bath,_Middlesex_304148

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