Great Britain 2012, A-Z Portrait of Britain, Roman Baths and Ironbridge 1st

Great Britain stamp 2012

from the series: A-Z Portrait of Britain

Roman Baths 1st

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The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath. The house is a well-preserved Roman site for public bathing.

The Roman Baths themselves are below the modern street level. There are four main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and the Museum holding finds from Roman Bath. 

The Baths are a major tourist attraction and, together with the Grand Pump Room (historic building in the Abbey Church Yard), receive more than one million visitors a year.

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Great Britain stamp 2012

From the series: A-Z Portrait of Britain

Ironbridge 1st

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The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It was the first arch bridge in the world to be made of cast iron, a material which was previously too expensive to use for large structures. However, a new blast furnace nearby lowered the cost and encouraged local engineers and architects to solve a long-standing problem of a crossing over the river.

In 1934 it was designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument and closed to vehicular traffic. 

The bridge, the adjacent settlement of Ironbridge and the Ironbridge Gorge form the UNESCO Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.