Emergency repairs at Roman Baths

Scaffolding reaching up into the dome of the reception hall.
Scaffolding reaching up into the dome of the reception hall.

Well the scaffolding may have come down from most of the exterior of the Roman Baths/ Pump Room complex in Abbey Churchyard but inside the ticket hall a stack of poles and platforms has just gone up.

This was the Concert Room which now serves as a splendid reception hall to the Roman Baths.

Scaffolding in the ticket hall of the Roman Baths
Scaffolding in the ticket hall of the Roman Baths

It has a coffered dome with a glazed lantern and apses with half-domes at either end.

A scaffolding gateway now to the ticket desks.
A scaffolding gateway now to the ticket desks.

The scaffolding now reaches right up into that and people queuing for tickets are having to pass underneath it. Seems there is a broken pane of glass in the dome and – as you can see – it is not that easy to get to it!

The scaffolding is due to come down first thing on Wednesday – April 9th.