Bath - Somerset Place, Lansdown - 1980s local postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Somerset Place, Lansdown, Bath
• Publisher:  Dorothy House Foundation
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  2d. class blue definitive
• Postmark(s):  Bath 4 Nov 1991 slogan postmark
• Sent to:  Chingford, London
• Notes & Key words:  slight wear due to postal use

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Bath (pronounced /'b???/ or /'bæ?/) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in the south west of England. It is situated 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Bristol. The population of the city is 83,992.^[1] It was granted city status by Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590,^[2] and was made a county borough in 1889 which gave it administrative independence from its county, Somerset. The city became part of Avon when that county was created in 1974. Since 1996, when Avon was abolished, Bath has been the principal centre of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES).

The city was first established as a spa resort with the Latin name, Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") by the Romans in AD 43 although verbal tradition suggests that Bath was known before then.^[3] They built baths and a temple on the surrounding hills of Bath in the valley of the River Avon around hot springs, which are the only ones naturally occurring in the United Kingdom.^[4] Edgar was crowned king of England at Bath Abbey in 973.^[5] Much later, it became popular as a spa resort during the Georgian era, which led to a major expansion that left a heritage of exemplary Georgian architecture crafted from Bath Stone.

The City of Bath was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987. The city has a variety of theatres, museums, and other cultural and sporting venues, which have helped to make it a major centre for tourism, with over one million staying visitors and 3.8 million day visitors to the city each year.^[6] The city has two universities and several schools and colleges. There is a large service sector, and growing information and communication technologies and creative industries, providing employment for the population of Bath and the surrounding area.