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Roman Bath Museum

Helmet, Roman Bath (click to enlarge)

In 1930 renovations to a tavern on St Sampson's, York, revealed the remains of a caldarium, or steam bath, from the Roman city of Eboracum. The caldarium, and a neighbouring plunge bath, have been excavated, and visitors can now see the place where Roman soldiers and citizens came to find relaxation.

The small museum is below ground, accessed through the Roman Bath pub, and shows remains of the baths with Roman artefacts and replica articles of everyday life. There are fascinating - and often humourous - facts and figures about Roman life in York scattered about the museum on placards, and visitors can view armour, weapons, and Roman tiles up close.

You can view tiles find on the site, some of which clearly show the signs of nails from the sandals of Romans who trod upon them before the tile had hardened after being made. (See below for a photo). Tiles appear to show the seal of the 9th Roman legion, who founded the city of Eboracum in 71 AD.

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Roman Bath
St Sampsons
York
Tel 01904 620455
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Photos of the Roman Bath House Museum

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Roman mail armour and clothing	Diisplay of replica Roman artefacts in the main chamber of the baths.	A Roman replica shield and weapons
Replica Roman sandals		Remains of tiles found in the baths. You can clearly see the marks made by nailed sandals by a Roman who stepped upon the tile before it had hardened sufficiently.

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