Grand Pump Room, Bath
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The Grand Pump Room in the Abbey Church Yard, Bath, Somerset
, England is a historic building. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The main block, built of Bath stone
, was begun in 1789 by Thomas Baldwin
. He resigned in 1791 and John Palmer
continued the scheme from 1793. It was finally finished in 1799. The facade of the building features Corinthian
half columns, perhaps an influence from the Temple at Bassae.
The North Colonnade of 9 bays, with unfluted Ionic
columns, was built by Baldwin in 1786. The South Colonnade is similar but had an upper floor added in the late 19th century. The colonnades and side wall of the Pump Room have a facade on Stall Street
.
Visitors can take the waters from the warm spring which fills the adjacent Roman Baths and eat in the restaurant. Music in the restaurant is provided by the Pump Room Trio—the longest established resident ensemble in Europe—or by a pianist.
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England is a historic building. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The main block, built of Bath stone
Bath Stone
Bath Stone is an Oolitic Limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. Originally obtained from the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines under Combe Down, Somerset, England, its warm, honey colouring gives the World Heritage City of Bath, England its distinctive appearance...
, was begun in 1789 by Thomas Baldwin
Thomas Baldwin (architect)
Thomas Baldwin was an English surveyor and architect in Bath.He did not originally hail from Bath but was first recorded in the city in 1774, where he was initially a clerk to plumber, glazier, and politician Thomas Warr Attwood. By 1775, he was appointed as the Bath City Architect after...
. He resigned in 1791 and John Palmer
John Palmer (Bath architect)
John Palmer was an English architect who worked on some of the notable buildings in the city of Bath in England...
continued the scheme from 1793. It was finally finished in 1799. The facade of the building features Corinthian
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
half columns, perhaps an influence from the Temple at Bassae.
The North Colonnade of 9 bays, with unfluted Ionic
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
columns, was built by Baldwin in 1786. The South Colonnade is similar but had an upper floor added in the late 19th century. The colonnades and side wall of the Pump Room have a facade on Stall Street
Stall Street, Bath
Stall Street in Bath, Somerset, England was built by John Palmer between the 1790s and the first decade of the 19th century. The buildings which form an architectural group have listed building status and are now occupied by shops and offices....
.
Visitors can take the waters from the warm spring which fills the adjacent Roman Baths and eat in the restaurant. Music in the restaurant is provided by the Pump Room Trio—the longest established resident ensemble in Europe—or by a pianist.