Roman Baths, Bath and Charles Davis bronze plaque

This bronze commemorative plaque records: The Roman Baths. Twenty feet beneath you stand the remains of the Roman Baths which flourished between the 1st and 4th centuries AD. They were lost beneath the city for hundreds of years and discovered in 1879. This building was erected in 1973, replacing private baths built in the 1880s by Major Charles Davis who excavated the Roman Baths.

Major Charles Davis was a Victorian engineer and archaeologist who significantly contributed to the excavation and preservation of the Roman Baths in Bath. His work in the late 19th century brought these ancient ruins back to light after centuries of obscurity, enhancing our understanding of Roman Britain.