Everything about Bathampton totally explained
Bathampton is a village and
civil parish east of
Bath,
England on the south bank of the
River Avon.
The
Kennet and Avon Canal passes through the village and a toll bridge links Bathampton to
Batheaston on the north bank of the canal. The village used to have a
railway station, but it was closed following the
Beeching Report.
Plasticine was manufactured in the village between
1900 and
1983, by a company founded by
William Harbutt, who also lived in Bathampton.
Bathampton Rocks
Above Bathampton is a steep slope, heavily quarried for stone near the top in the area now called Bathampton Rocks, leading to
Bathampton Down. Until the late 1950s the track used for bringing stone down into the valley could be seen; it crossed the main
A36 road over a short rock bridge known as the Dry Arch. This was demolished in 1958 as it was too low for double-decker buses and other traffic.
Bathampton Rocks was the site of the Bathampton Patrol (Auxiliary Units) Operational Base during the
Second World War at OS Grid Ref ST778651 .
Sham Castle
Above the village is a Sham Castle
folly built in 1762. It was built by
Richard James, master mason for
Ralph Allen "to improve the prospect" from Allen's town house in Bath. It is a screen wall with a central pointed arch flanked by two 3-storey circular turrets, which extend sideways to a 2-storey square tower at each end of the wall. It is illuminated at night. The "Australia Chapel" in the south aisle contains memorials to the Allen family and to Admiral
Arthur Phillip, the first governor of
New South Wales. Phillip was buried in the church after his death in 1814 and although it was unnoticed for many years, the grave was discovered in 1897 and the Premier of New South Wales,
Sir Henry Parkes, had it restored. The windows of the sanctuary carry the coat of arms of the Federal Government and the six Australian States.
Gallery
Image:canal.at.bathampton.arp.jpg|The Kennet and Avon Canal passes around the edge of the village
Image:st.nicholas.church.at.bathampton.arp.jpg|The village church of St Nicholas
Image:australia.chapel.bathampton.arp.jpg|The Australia Chapel in St Nicholas Church
Image:arthur.phillips.memorial.at.bathampton.arp.jpg|Arthur Philip memorial in St Nicholas Church - first governor of New South Wales (Australia)
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