156 The Baths, Ancient and Modern. 



past with Water derivid out of 2 Places in Bath Priorie usid 

 for Bathes, els voide." One of these "Places" was destroyed 

 on the discovery of the Roman Baths in 1755, and the other 

 was unfortunately destroyed but recently during alterations 

 effected in some water-courses, under superintendence over 

 which the writer had no control. During the mediaeval 

 period there were no means of emptying the baths (or rather 

 the reservoir of the springs), unless the Cross Bath was still 

 connected with the Roman Aqueducts, the over-flow running 

 off into the river. 



In A.D. 1557 Dr. Turner in his book did 

 ^r!w ^'^^^ not describe the Baths but confined his re- 



Baths to 1750. 



marks to their medical use, and advocated 

 every bath having a " a covering above it" ; and he also ad- 

 vised the erection of chambers, separately "appointed" for 

 men and women, in an upper story, into which water should 

 be pumped. No effectual attempt was made to carry out 

 this recommendation for a space of two hundred years. Dr. 

 Turner advocated the construction of a Horse Bath, to be 

 supplied with the waste hot water, a suggestion which was 

 adopted within a few years ; but this bath has unfortunately 

 been filled in long since. Dr. Turner also advised that some 

 means should be provided for emptying the baths every 

 day " at eight of ye clock afternoune, yt agaynst ye morning 

 they might be full of fresh holesome water'; " and this re- 

 commendation was carried out. 



A map of Bath, dated 16 10, gives views of all the baths 

 and shows the " Newe Bath " (adjoining the King's Bath), 

 added about the year 1575, and removed, three years since, 

 to open out the circular Roman Bath which was beneath 

 it ; and also the small Leper's Bath, which had been added, 

 in a similar way to the " hotte Bath." T. Johnston, writing 



