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Bath ( (listen) or (listen)) is the largest city in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. In 2019, the population was 101,106. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later added to the transnational World Heritage Site known as the "Great Spa Towns of Europe" in 2021.
The city became a spa with the Latin name Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") c. 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then.
Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent, Circus, Pump Room and Assembly Rooms where Beau Nash presided over the city's social life from 1705 until his death in 1761.
Many of the streets and squares were laid out by John Wood, the Elder, and in the 18th century the city became fashionable and the population grew. Jane Austen lived in Bath in the early 19th century. Further building was undertaken in the 19th century and following the Bath Blitz in World War II. Bath became part of the county of Avon in 1974, and, following Avon's abolition in 1996, has been the principal centre of Bath and North East Somerset.
Bath has up to 1.3 million yearly visitors, making it one of ten English cities visited most by overseas tourists. Attractions include the spas, canal boat tours, Royal Crescent, Bath Skyline, Parade Gardens and Royal Victoria Park which hosts carnivals and seasonal events. Shopping areas include SouthGate shopping centre, The Corridor arcade and artisan shops at Walcot, Milsom, Stall and York Streets. There are theatres, including the Theatre Royal, as well as several museums including the Museum of Bath Architecture, the Victoria Art Gallery, the Museum of East Asian Art, the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Fashion Museum, and the Holburne Museum. The city has two universities – the University of Bath and Bath Spa University – with Bath College providing further education. Sporting clubs include Bath Rugby and Bath City F.C. The city is also home to software, publishing and service-oriented industries such as Future plc and Rotork.

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    How to cover the gap at one side of bath?

    HI, we are redoing our bathroom and looking for a second opinion. We are having an issue with the bathtub fitting snugly to the wall, as our wall seems to not be a 90 degree angle. There is 2cm gap at one side as shown on the picture with red line. What are the options to cover the gap?
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    Bath Shower wall prep after tiles fell off

    My bathroom was tiled 5 years ago with 60x30 tiles which became loose and came clean off with a little wiggle. The installation was prior to when I moved in. The walls look sound and flat and seemed to have been newly plastered before the tiling was done. My question is what do I need to seal...
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    USA To Remove Old Adhesive & Filler OR Layer Over?

    To Clean Out: Remove Old Glue, Mastic, Filler and Set Back to Studs? OR: to add Glue and Leave what's there in place? The plan is to replace the square tiles with 15"x 30" tiles. I am leaning toward demo, but am I asking for more trouble than one more inch of space and modern insulation is...
  4. ST Contracting Ltd

    South East Tilers Required - Bristol, Bath, Chippenham & Devizes

    Are you looking for constant and regular site work with competitive rates of pay?? rates can be discussed dependant on experience. CSCS card is required. All tiles and materials supplied. Must have own transport and tools. Looking for tilers in the Bristol, Bath, Chippenham & Devizes We are one...
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    "Freestanding" shower bath

    Hi all, brand new here so be gentle!! We've just bought a new place that needs a full refurb - needs heating installing and rewire etc. In the meantime i'm planning the bathroom to distract myself from the horrors that lay ahead. The plan is to have a free standing shower bath (flat to the...
  6. Alf_Laden

    Bath Screen Silicone

    Hi All, Not strictly a tiling question, but thought you guys would know! :) Having successfully completed my bathroom tiling project, I have just fitted a bath screen to a bath/shower setup. There is a long chrome/aluminium profile/bracket which first screws to the wall, and then the screen...
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    Porcelain Herringbone tiling around bath

    Hi, Looking to get some advice on a bathroom tile job. I’m doing a herringbone pattern around a bath. There are two walls that need tiling around the bath, which has not been fitted yet, it has been aligned and the height has been marked and then bath removed. My issue is I can’t fit the bath...
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    Safety handle for bath

    we have a shower unit over the bath and so I need to fit a grab handle so that I can get in and out of the bath safely. I can’t fit a suction handle because tiles are small and so the surface is not smooth. i dont want to drill the tiles, so what are my options? Could I glue a round tile to the...
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    Providing access in a tiled bath panel

    Hi, have fitted bath across end of bathroom, with 270mm surface at each end, see photo’s attached. Intending to tile across full length side panel, but wanting to allow access to bath waste (central) and hot and cold water feed isolators (left). Have installed panel timbers with centres...
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    Tiling for shower around bath with currently has 5 rows of tiles

    Hi all I am just about to install a shower but need to extend the current tiles to the ceiling (currently has 4 rows) around two end walls and the bath. I am concerned if I remove the current tiles I will damage the plaster board walls. So my 'plan' is the tile over the existing tiles. The...
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    Finishing off bath edge

    Hi. I’m not happy with this finish as I think it looks messy. In an ideal world we could have got a bigger bath or boxed it in with a stud wall but neither option would have worked given out limited space all round. What’s the best way to finish this gap between the bath and wall? I was thinking...
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    Cut bath or tiles

    Hello I have a 1700 wide bath tub and my bathroom is also 1700 and bit wide, with the tiles, in on both sides, the bath cannot be slotted as is, at least 1 side the tiles need to be cut or from side the bath tub needs to be cut. Builder claims its better to cut the bath, the person I bought the...
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    My 1st Job Silicone between tiles and bath, I didn't bevel it, bad idea?

    I finished tiling my bathroom and used BAL silicone matching the grout along the 4mm gap between the tiles and bathtub, I used a Fugi tool with 90 degree edge as I thought it looked nicer and was easier to tool than using the curved edge. Is this a bad idea, I assume water will sit closely along...
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    shower over bath

    escort2 - hi im about to fit a shower over bath and so im tiling that area and also the whole bathroom ive removed existing tiles around the bath i will use acrylic primer everywhere on all walls before tileing but ive got ACQUASHILD READY tanking liquid to use in the bath area do i apply this...
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    Bath tiles. Grout, silicone or both?

    Bath tiles. Grout, silicone or both? A few years ago we had our bathroom done and where the bath met the tiles, grout was used with silicone on top. This is coming away in places and has become mouldy. I’ve cleaned it out with the intention of repeating the process, however the grout I’ve used...
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    Tiled bath panel

    Okay progress has been good (albeit a little slow) and now I am left with a few problem areas. The wife wants a tiled bath panel which I have never done before. Is it easy to do? How do you get access behind the panel after tiling? I want to leave it right to the very end so that I can see if...
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    shower over bath

    hi all im a diy tiler and have done a few small tile jobs but this will be a first for me im fitting a new bath and shower over the bath and have the following questions after i strip off the old tiles i undertand i need to waterproof the walls around th bath [tanking] the walls are plastered...
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    shower over bath

    hi all im a diy tiler and have done a few small tile jobs but this will be a first for me im fitting a new bath and shower over the bath and have the following questions after i strip off the old tiles i undertand i need to waterproof the walls around th bath [tanking] the walls are plastered...
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    Tiling with a semi roll top bath

    Hi I am currently getting my bathroom refitted and am installing a semi roll top bath into an area that previously was completely covered by a bath. So it was only tiled up to the bath edge. My installer has asked what he should do with regards to the tiling, obviously it needs to go floor to...
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    My 1st Job General Tiling Question

    Hello, 1st time tiling job coming up. Old bathroom suite is ripped out and now ready to tile. Watched loads of how to videos and ready to give it a go. I have a question with regards to the bath. The bathtub is just your standard tub with front cover. The question is can I lay floor tiles to...
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