Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
Billingsgate Roman House and Baths is an archaeological site in Londinium. The best preserved parts of the house are a bath with hypocausts. The ruins of the tepidarium were discovered in 1848 while the Coal Exchange was built on the site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: thermae in City of London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Billingsgate”, “Billingsgate Roman House & Baths”, “Roman house at Billingsgate”, and “Roman hypocaust and building on site of Coal Exchange”
- Address: 101 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6DL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London Bridge and The Tower of London.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Billingsgate Roman House and Baths.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 1,600 feet east of Billingsgate Roman House and Baths.
HMS Belfast
Museum
Photo: Images George Rex, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London and is operated by the Imperial War Museum. HMS Belfast is situated 1,100 feet south of Billingsgate Roman House and Baths.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldgate and Butler’s Wharf.
Aldgate
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.
Butler’s Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.
Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
- Categories: thermae, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50926° or 51° 30′ 33″ northLongitude
-0.08309° or 0° 4′ 59″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW58+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4783739209OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Billingsgate Roman House and Baths” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “比靈斯門羅馬房屋”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Billingsgate Roman House and Baths”. Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.