Building record 5159/0/7 - St. Peter's Spring Bath House, The Roman Bath

{1} Remains of bath house. Probably mid C19 but possibly earlier origin. Coursed limestone and ironstone rubble, formerly with glazed roof. Rectangular building, round-headed entrance to north with Latin inscription above. East side has 3 niches, probably for statues. Interior contained bath, and opposite the entrance a reclining figure of a woman, with a verse by Thomas Warton inscribed above.

{2}Roofless rectangular building of stone; named "Roman Bath House"; wall niches for statuary; entrance on north side; inside is large rectangular lined tank with overflow; roof was possibly originally glazed; garden feature of C17th-C19th date

{3}Illustration but very sketchy; head of water from St Peter's petrifying spring furnishes drinking fountain & adjacent bath; bath in centre of small building now falling into decay; niches in walls serve as seats; formerly had glazed roof but now gone; brick floor; at head of bath opposite doorway is sculptured large recumbent figure of sleeping woman with lines written above; 4 or 5 years ago old pipe conveying water from spring near bath to edge of lake was uncovered; head of spring was cleared out & fountain again playing; parish memory has it that vault was found near bath about 100 years ago & was filled up again but this does not appear to have been this head of spring

{4}In retired nook is St Peter's Spring whihc has been enclosed so as to form bath but masonry is falling into decay

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 4/225 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> CADMAN G.E., 1992, Untitled Source, (unchecked) (Full Report). SNN33262.

<3> 1896, Rushton And Its Owners, (unchecked) (Article). SNN77120.

<4> CAMPION S.S., 1878, RUSHTON: HISTORICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL & ARCHAEOLOGICAL, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN44326.

<5> CADMAN G.E., 1992, SMR REPORT FORM, (unchecked) (Note). SNN53612.

<6> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), J12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

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Feb 4 2011 1:18PM