Bath

Bath city is a largest city in the Lieutenancy areas of England. The city has geographical area of 11 squares miles with 88,859  population in 2011. The bath city is situated in the valley of the river Avon which is 97 miles west of capital city,London. The city is also near to Bristol town. This city is well-known for its hot springs, which further lead to Spa  Industry. On arrival of Romans, they built a temple and baths in the valley of river Avon. As per the previous records, the hot springs were present there since ancient time. But the site got explored when Romans entered the city. The 7^th century, centre known as Bath Abbey went through renovations in 12^th and 16^th centuries. In 17^th century, it became belief of local people that this water is special one and has so many curative properties. It brought both the popularity and tourists to the town. Apart from this, It offers a wide range of attractions including restaurants, businesses, theatres and city tours with 4.4 million visitors each year. The historic Roman Baths and Thermae Bath Spa giving their services to the city.

History

Earlier the motive of the Romans while constructing the bath was to used it for medicinal purposes. But the popularity of the water rose very quickly, so it was used for other purposes as well. In the medieval period, the wool industry went extra mile in production as  new equipment and tool were introduced .They focused in the industry well and took it to new height. The town get distinguished after the introduction of neoclassical Palladian art, literature, and building under regime of George I,II, and III in the 18^th century . Romans used this bath for their Pleasure. Number of baths were built after one another. Most of them built near hot springs. The Minerva goddess temple also built alongside one bath. In 3^rd century, Walls built near boundary to save it from attack. Following collapse of Roman Empire, the town expanded nearly 760. King Offa constructed  An abbey, dedicated to St. Peter. In the 15^th century, the Abbey church of Bath city was broken down.

Culture

During the 18th century bath became the centre of fashionable life in England and attracted internationally renowned companies and directors with its five famous theatres. The city hosts the annual Bath International Music Festival and Mozartfest, the yearly Bath Literature Festival, and the Bath Film Festival.The Bath city is home to the Victoria Art Gallery (which is named after Queen Victoria), the Museum of East Asian Art, and Holburne Museum, as well as some other museums.

Climate

The climatic condition of Bath is far cry from rest of the country. The variation in the seasonal temperature is less as compared to the most of the United Kingdom due to adjacent sea temperature. In summer the maximum temperature is maximum to 21° C whereas minimum temperature goes to 1° or 2° C in winter. The average rainfall is near about 700mm with typically 8 to 15 days of snowfall.

Education

The Bath city has sufficient number of educational schools . It has two universities, the University of Bath which was established in 1996 offering programs in languages, engineering, architecture, politics etc. with 17,308 students out of which more than 30% are from outside the UK. Second is Bath Spa University which was given degree-awarding powers in 1992 and university status in 2005 offering courses leading to a Postgraduate certificate in education. The city has private and public schools, several sixth forms as part of state, Bath College, and one education college.