XXXIII. Description of a Roman Bath, discovered at Dover. In a Letter to Daniel Minet, Esq. F.R. and A.S. By the Rev. Mr. Lyon

Abstract

When I had the pleasure of meeting you last, our conversation turned upon the form of the buildings of the ancients, the nature of the cement, and the variety of materials made use of by them in their different structures, particularly in their baths. I mentioned that soon after I came to this town, I discovered the remains of a Roman structure at the West end of the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin; which remains have since repeatedly been laid open for the purposes of interment. You requested me to give you an accurate description of every part of this fabric, with my conjectures at what æra it was built, and for what use I conceived it was intended: I now sit down to comply with your request, but that I may give you as just an idea as I can of this ancient piece of masonry, by a minute description of its several parts, I have annexed a drawing, where A, B, C, D, E, F, represent the ichnography of the West end of the church.