{"id":10619,"date":"1997-08-15T02:53:00","date_gmt":"1997-08-14T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/?p=10619"},"modified":"2021-11-18T11:38:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T01:38:42","slug":"1997-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/uk-europe\/1997-bath\/","title":{"rendered":"1997 Bath: Where time stood still"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15 August 1997<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the trip to Stonehenge, we also stopped off in Bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the day was a visit to the Roman Baths.  Still standing as they did some 2,000 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Uk sure does have a way of preserving its history. We visit a Salisbury Cathedral and see the oldest working mechanical clock still in operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>The World&#8217;s Oldest Working Clock<\/strong>: The Cathedral&#8217;s turret clock, which has no face, dates from before<strong>&nbsp;1386&nbsp;<\/strong>and stood in the bell tower on the North lawn until the tower was demolished. It continued to operate in the&nbsp;<strong>Cathedral tower until the late 19th&nbsp;<\/strong>century, was restored to working order in 1956 now stands in the North Nave aisle.<\/p><cite>https:\/\/happytovisit.com\/London\/Tour-20-Salisbury-Cathedral-Stonehenge-Bath-Classic&#8211;from-London\/tour-t3725-c209<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We wander the streets of Bath, absorbing the history and marvelling and bow sometimes time stands still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hop back on the bus and head off to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/1997-stonehenge\/stonehenge\/\">Stonehenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>#jtg-42850 .item { background-color:#000000; }#jtg-42850 .item:hover img { opacity: 0.5; }#jtg-42850 .item .jtg-social a { color: #ffffff }#jtg-42850 .item .caption { background-color: #ffffff;  }#jtg-42850 .item .figc { color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; }#jtg-42850 .item .figc h2.jtg-title {  font-size: 16px; color: #ffffff; }#jtg-42850 .item { transform: scale(1) translate(0px,0px) rotate(0deg); }#jtg-42850 .items { width:100%; height:800px; }#jtg-42850 .items .figc p.description { color:#ffffff; }<\/style><input type='hidden' id='filterClick' value='F'><a name='42'> <\/a><div class='modula' id='jtg-42850'><div class='items'><div class=\"item notitle  effect-pufrobo\"><a data-sub-html='&lt;br&gt;' title='' data-lightbox='gallery' rel='jtg-42850'  class='tile-inner modula-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bath-Cathederal-1-1.jpg'><img data-valign='middle' alt='' data-halign='center' class='pic' data-class='pic' src='http:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bath-Cathederal-1-1-500x500.jpg'  \/><div class=\"figc\"><div class=\"figc-inner\"><p class=\"description\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"item notitle  effect-pufrobo\"><a data-sub-html='&lt;br&gt;' title='' data-lightbox='gallery' rel='jtg-42850'  class='tile-inner modula-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bath-Cathederal-1.jpg'><img data-valign='middle' alt='' data-halign='center' class='pic' data-class='pic' src='http:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bath-Cathederal-1-500x500.jpg'  \/><div class=\"figc\"><div class=\"figc-inner\"><p class=\"description\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"item notitle  effect-pufrobo\"><a data-sub-html='&lt;br&gt;' title='' data-lightbox='gallery' rel='jtg-42850'  class='tile-inner modula-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bath-5.jpg'><img data-valign='middle' alt='' data-halign='center' class='pic' data-class='pic' src='http:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bath-5-500x500.jpg'  \/><div class=\"figc\"><div class=\"figc-inner\"><p class=\"description\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery('#jtg-42850').modulaGallery({margin: 10,enableTwitter: true,enableFacebook: true,enablePinterest: true,enableGplus: true,randomFactor: 0.5,});jQuery(function () {});<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 August 1997 As part of the trip to Stonehenge, we also stopped off in Bath. 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