Day Packed with Sites from the Roman Period through Late Medieval

With a forecast filled with rain, we set off from Oxford for Bath, Wells, & Glastonbury.  It was a packed day but actually turned out to be very pleasant.

Bath is a town I have visited numerous times as it plays a significant role through many periods of history.  It is first a Roman town with baths and a large temple.  The medieval period sees the building of a large Cathedral and a fight through the years for power within the church within its geographic region.  In the 18C the baths are rediscovered and rebuilt for an 18C audience.  New construction like the Crescent townhouses and the Assembly Rooms made Bath a place to be seen in the 1700s.  Great literature from Jane Austen also came from her time spent in Bath.  Since we are studying the earliest of English history this summer, we were there to see the Cathedral and the Roman ruins.

Click here for my trip to Bath in 2010

Bath Abbey

The adorable angels climbing up the front of the Cathedral

Inside the Roman Baths with fellow staffers: William Wolfe ("Young William"), Sophie Andersen, Me, Olivia Hipp, and William Pearson ("William the Younger" or "New William")

Our second stop is one of my favorite Cathedrals I have ever visited, Wells Cathedral.  I said the exact same thing in 2010 which you can read about by Clicking Here to see Wells in 2010.  But it is so true.

Full staff picture: Me, William, Olivia, Sophie, Gen & Will

The Scissor Arches - such a beautiful accident

View of the Nave from below the Scissor Arches

Our final stop of the day was at Glastonbury Abbey.  Again, I've been here several times over the years.  Here is a favorite of the kitchens from when Alex visited Oxford and joined us on our excursion:

Tommy Smith cooks Alex for dinner

Me & Alex in 2002

I shared a little about the site if you click here for Glastonbury in 2010.  This year wasn't much different but our own Dr. Clark did try to get closer to King Arthur: 

The esteemed Dr. Gregory Clark, Department of Art History, The University of the South at Sewanee