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	Bath Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bath Abbey is the last in a series of monastic churches built in Bath, Somerset, England.
		On the death of William the Conqueror in 1088, Bath was ravaged in the struggle for power between his sons.
		James Montagu was Bishop of Bath Abbey from 1608 until 1616 and is buried in an alabaster tomb on the North aisle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bath_Abbey (800 words)

	Bath.co.uk - Bath thru the ages
		Bath was founded by Bladud, the eldest son of the legendary King Lud.
		Bath is well known for being the site of the legendary battle of Badon, which the Welsh annals say was the twelfth and greatest battle fought by Arthur against the invading Saxons.
		King Edgar was crowned in splendour in the new monastery church of St Peter in the 10th century, reflecting Bath's new status as one of the leading cultural and religious centre's of Wessex.
	www.bath.co.uk /_code/sections/baththrutheages (3226 words)

	Bath Abbey, England
		The late-Gothic cathedral of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is known simply as "the Abbey", a reflection of the long history of abbey churches preceding it on the site.
		The present building was started by Bishop Oliver King who, on his consecration in 1495, dreamed of angels ascending and descending ladders to and from heaven, at the same time hearing a voice declare that "the crown should plant an olive tree and the king restore the church".
		Bath Abbey where angels climb the external stairs up the tower to heaven, although some climb in the other direction.
	www.planetware.com /bath/bath-abbey-eng-av-baabb.htm (270 words)

	Bath, England
		Bath was, and still is, the most celebrated spa in England, the only resort to boast hot springs and one of England's most elegant and attractive towns.
		In the seventh century the Saxons built an abbey and small settlement within the Roman walls, and in the 12th century the Norman bishop John de Villula began building a new, grander Episcopal priory church which was never completed.
		During the late Middle Ages Bath was a center of the wool trade, a status reflected in Chaucer's "Wife of Bath's Tale".
	www.planetware.com /england/bath-eng-av-bath.htm (501 words)

	Bath Abbey
		The current Bath Abbey is the third church built on its current location in the middle of Bath.
		The first church was built in 757 and survived until 1066 when it was destroyed during the Norman conquest.
		The current church was built in 1499 and is still in active use.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Bath_Abbey.html (68 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: Bath Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Bath, England, founded, 676, by King Osric for a community of nuns.
		In 1088 William Rufus granted the abbey and lands to John of Villula, Bishop of Wells, who later restored the lands to the abbey.
		By a decree of Innocent IV the election was held alternately in either city, the bishop had a throne in both churches, and was thenceforth styled Bishop of Bath and Wells.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saintS/ncd01052.htm (144 words)

	Bath Abbey
		The first religious house in Bath was a monastery of nuns founded by King Osric, A.D. This was followed by a community of Benedictine monks, who were visited and reformed by St. Dunstan.
		King Edgar was solemnly crowned in the abbey church of St. Peter in 973, and a few years later the abbot was St. Elphege, afterwards Bishop of Winchester and Archbishop of Canterbury, who was killed by the Danes in 1012.
		Ælfsige, who died in 1087, was the last Abbot of Bath; for in 1088 William Rufus granted the abbey and its lands to John de Villula, Bishop of Wells, and the resident superior was henceforth a cathedral prior instead of an abbot.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/b/bath_abbey.html (420 words)

	Bath Abbey Church: Indian Summer of Bath Priory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Bath Abbey Church: The Indian Summer of Bath Priory
		Bath Abbey Church is a great monument to the Tudor age.
		Tudor peace was certainly an aid to prosperity and in that sense one could say Bath Abbey Church was built on it.
	www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /Bath/Abbey (159 words)

	Tourist Information for Bath
		The city of Bath was established in AD43 by the Romans (Aquae Sulis) - it is a city of history with its resurgence in the 18th century as a popular spa town.
		Bath's comprehensive costume museum displays the story of fashion over the last 400 years from the late 16th century to the present day.
		Bath is not just a place of history it is also a fun city with modern pavement cafes, bars and restaurants.
	www.travelaccommodation.co.uk /england/westcountry/bath_info.htm (989 words)

	Roman temple of Aquae Sulis and the Abbey of Bath, England. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Roman temple of Aquae Sulis and the Abbey of Bath, England.
		The numerous bathing pools were fed with a constant flow of water delivered by lead pipes which still function today, and the largest bath was lined with 42 great sheets of lead whose combined weight exceeded 8 and 1/2 tons.
		With this rise in popularity of the springs and a concurrent need for more bathing and housing facilities, construction excavations were begun which resulted in the discovery of the ancient Roman foundations.
	www.sacredsites.com /europe/england/bath.html (735 words)

	FIND IT BATH: the absolute guide > City Guide > Bath Abbey
		Along with the Roman Baths complex, Bath Abbey forms the heart of Bath.
		The first abbey on the site was founded in 676 when the Abbess Bertana established a house of nuns.
		The abbey was described as being of wonderful workmanship - mira fabrica.
	www.finditnet.co.uk /bath/cityguide/abbey.html (170 words)

	Bath Abbey - Things to Do - Visit Bath
		Begun in 1499, Bath Abbey is the last of the great medieval churches of England.
		The West Front is unique as it depicts the dream that inspired the Abbey's founder, Bishop Oliver King, to pull down the ruined Norman cathedral and raise the present building on its foundations.
		It was larger than the monastery could afford to maintain and by the end of the 15th century was in ruins.
	visitbath.co.uk /site/things_to_do/p_24001 (347 words)

	Saxon Bath: Offa's Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The patronage of Bath later belonged to the Bishop of Worcester.
		It purports to be a charter of 808 by Cynewulf, King of the Saxons, granting North Stoke to the brethren of the monastery of St Peter in Bath, witnessed by Offa and Archbishop Cuthbert (d.758).(2) Clearly the date should be 757 or 758.
		Probably a genuine grant by Cynewulf was later reworked to legitimise the Abbey's tenure of North Stoke.(3) The monks attributed the grant to King Cenwulf of Mercia (796-821),(4) and presumably added the spurious date.
	www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /Bath/Saxon/OffasAbbey.htm (783 words)

	Bath Abbey \| Everything Exmoor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Abbey Church though somewhat hemmed in by meaner buildings, stands in a commanding position in the centre of the city.
		As a reminder of Bath's once fashionable days, the walls of the aisles are covered with memorials of local celebrities; amongst them there is a tablet to Nash (S. wall near S. transept).
		Bath gives its name, with sometimes more and sometimes less justification, to quite a number of articles, including Bath stone, Bath buns, Bath olivers, Bath chaps, Bath chairs, and Bath bricks
	www.everythingexmoor.org.uk /_B/Bath_Abbey.php (1094 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Bath Abbey
		The abbey was possibly destroyed by invading Danes.
		The Bishop's See was moved to Bath in around 1091 due to the importance of the town and its springs.
		Bath Abbey is founded by John de Villula and populated by Benedictine monks.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpl1359.htm (311 words)

	Bath
		Bath is a small town, but its Roman heritage coupled with its architecture makes for a well worth-while place to see.
		The baths are heated by natural springs to which tourists used to be able to swim in until a young child became ill as a result of swimming.
		When first driving into Bath, it would not seem as if you were going over the bridge in the picture as it is lined with shops and 'appears' to be just a normal road.
	members.tripod.com /horto/bath.html (460 words)

	Bath Abbey Music Society -ABBEY ORGAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Positive case, designed by Alan Rome, and a gift of the Friends of Bath Abbey, was installed at the rebuild of 1972 by Hill, Norman and Beard.
		When we first inspected the organ in May 1990 we discovered an instrument that was compromised in musical performance by its variety of key actions, that was difficult to maintain due to difficult access to many sections and suffering breakdown in many of its older mechanisms.
		In consultation with the Abbey authorities the decision was taken to undertake a complete reconstruction of the organ with new key action throughout and a remodeled layout.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /abbey.music/organ.htm (948 words)

	Bath Abbey \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Bath \| Frommers.com
		When Queen Elizabeth I came to Bath in 1574, she ordered a national fund to be set up to restore the abbey.
		When you go inside and see its many windows, you'll understand why the abbey is called the "Lantern of the West." Note the superb fan vaulting with its scalloped effect.
		The Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults opened in 1994 on the south side of the abbey.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/bath/A25243.html (286 words)

	Bath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bath, combined with the immediate surrounding area of North East Somerset, has a population of 169,040, with an average age of 39.9 (the national average being 38.6).
		Since Bath is known for its restorative powers it is interesting to note that only 7.4% of the population describe themselves as "not healthy" in the last 12 months, compared to a national average of 9.2%; only 15.8% of the inhabitants say they have had a long-term illness, as against 18.2% nationally.
		Though Bath does not have an airport, the city is not far from Bristol International Airport, which may be reached by car and by bus or taxi, and by rail via Bristol Temple Meads or Nailsea and Backwell.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bath (5888 words)

	Bath Abbey
		Bath Abbey is England's last great medieval church, dissolved in 1539 and is now a busy parish church.
		From the pillars of the Norman church arose the pure late perpendicular abbey, inside nave, chancel, and narrow transepts soar to fan vaulting by Robert and William Vertue (designers of the fan vaulting in the Henry VII chapel, Westminster Abbey).
		Turner's watercolour treatment captures the dreamy gothic quality of light on Bath stone and can be seen in the Holburne Museum.
	www.carfaxhotel.co.uk /bath/abbey.htm (175 words)

	Ashmole's account of Tincture found at Bath Abbey
		Prior Giibs had hidden it in a wall of the Abbey during the time it was suppressed, but on returning a few days later could not find it again.
		Shortly after the dissolucon of Bath Abbey, upon the pulling downe some of the Walls, there was a Glasse fond in a Wall full of Red Tincture, which being flung away to a dunghill, forthwith it coloured it, exceeding red.
		This dunghill (or Rubish) was after fetched away by Boate by Bathwicke men, and layd in Bathwicke field, and in the places where it was spread, for a long tyme after, the Corne grew wonderfully ranke, thick and high: insomuch as it was there look'd upon as a wonder.
	www.levity.com /alchemy/bathabby.html (235 words)

	Bath Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Abbey Church is classified as one of the Greater Churches group.
		As Saint James' Church was destroyed during the Second World War, the Abbey is the only licensed place of worship in the parish.
		For information about the celebration of Advent and Christmas at the Abbey this year, please follow this link.
	www.bathabbey.org (335 words)

	Bath Abbey, Bath - West Country - UK Attraction
		This is the exhortation in Latin across the doors of Bath Abbey.
		Bath Abbey was once a great cathedral priory, dominating a tiny walled city.
		After the dissolution of the monasteries, the church was left a roofless shell until the people of Bath decided to make it their own.
	www.ukattraction.com /west-country/bath-abbey.htm (177 words)

	Bath Tourist Information \| Bath Hotel & Accommodation
		Bath, England, is a unique city; its hot springs, Roman Baths, splendid Abbey and Georgian stone crescents have attracted visitors for centuries.
		Book your accommodation in Bath (hotel, bed and breakfast etc) online, find details of upcoming events and things to see and do in Bath.
		Enjoy the festive season in Bath with Christmas carols at Bath Abbey, Santa trains and New Year's Eve balls there really is something for everyone.
	www.visitbath.co.uk (133 words)

	Bath Abbey - Bath, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Bath Abbey, an active parish church, is an architectural beauty and the last in a series of monastic churches built in Bath.
		In 957, the new Bath monastery was described by King Edwy as "marvelously built." Edwy's brother Edgar began its revival on his accession in 959, and encouraged monks to adopt the Rule of St Benedict.
		Originally a Norman church on earlier foundations, Bath Abbey was transformed into a Gothic fantasy of flying buttresses with crocketed pinnacles decorating a crenelated and pierced parapet.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /england/bath-abbey.htm (964 words)

	University of Bath Chamber Choir in Bath Abbey
		University of Bath Chamber Choir in Bath Abbey
		The University Chamber Choir celebrates its Silver Jubilee with a concert in Bath Abbey on Saturday 11th May, featuring Abbey Organist Peter King and the ensemble Brassworks.
		With the Abbey Choir and with other groups he has made several broadcasts and recordings, both in Bath and in cathedrals and major churches throughout the country and in Europe.
	www.bath.ac.uk /event/choir.htm (662 words)

	Bath Abbey and the Heritage Vaults, Bath - Reviews of Bath Abbey and the Heritage Vaults - IgoUgo
		Located underground on the southeast side of the Abbey, the Vaults are built over a medieval monks' cloister.
		Stonework and artefacts from Anglo-Saxon and Medieval periods are preserved for viewing, as well as a skeleton of a woman found buried with the monks.
		The Bath Abbey is located across from the Roman baths.
	www.igougo.com /travelcontent/JournalEntryActivity.aspx?entryID=32943 (269 words)

	Bath Choral Society Front Page
		We rehearse in central Bath on Wednesday evenings from 7.15 to 9.30pm at Manvers Street Baptist Church and are always interested in recruiting new singers.
		We perform four or five concerts each year, mostly in Bath Abbey; our wide-ranging repertoire includes sacred and secular music from classical to modern, and even newly-written works.
		Bath Choral Society is a Registered Charity (No. 263086) and is affiliated to the National Federation of Music Societies.
	www.bath-choral-society.org.uk (378 words)

	Bath and the Abbey - photos of sightseeing in Bath on Worldisround
		It was built originally in Georgian times, the spa has the natural springs and pump rooms and the famous Abbey which you can see in the photos.
		Bath Abbey is said to be one of the biggest tourist attractions in England, outside of London, and at almost any time you can see tourists with cameras everywhere all around the Abbey, from Japanese tourists snapping away a thousand pictures to Americans with masses of...
		Bath is a great town and it's where I spent the first 18 years of my life.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/2785/index.html (258 words)

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