Statues - Hither & Thither

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Bath
Somerset
South West England

Stall Street
(North and South Colonnade)

Hygieia

Greek goddess of health
daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius
(Wikipedia)

Thomas Baldwin
1788-89

Description

Along the east side of Stall Street is a colonnade on both sides of the Great Pump Room. The southern colonnade is the entrance to the King's and Queen's bath, the northern is the gate to Abbey Churchyard. On both is a pediment with a relief showing the head of Hygeia with a snake in a wreathed oval, flanked by two sphinxes. The face on the northern pediment looks to the right, the other to the left.

Bath - Hygieia

Sculptor

Thomas Baldwin (c. 1750 - 1820), English architect (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Historic England, Database.

Locatie (N 51°22'51" - W 2°21'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw083; Photograph: 22 March 2019
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