American Reacts Bath, England - Georgian City of Bath - Walk History and Guide to Bath 

I've dropped a lot of American reactors over the last 6 months but Connor's open-minded Ness, genuine curiosity and love of British history makes him a 'keeper'.

Just a note. London still has 1300 gas lit street lights. 😊. The UK has so much history and as a Brit I don't notice it! I do more now after watching American reacts videos. Perked mi' ears and eyes up.😊. The UK has 400+ steam locomotives running on preserved and mainline railways or as you say in US America railroads.

Bath was originally a Roman Spa town. The Georgians loved it. If you really want a taste of quintessential England, if you visit UK again - this place is a must!

The quality of this informative video is due to it being produced by a British company and not by an enthusiastic American who thinks that a few weeks spent in the UK makes him an "expert".

I just had a long weekend in Bath when the Christmas market filled the spaces around the Abbey which is lit at night with changing colours. Well worth visiting the Roman Baths after dark too....very atmospheric and great for photos.....I tried to add one but it wouldn`t let me!

I’m a Tour Guide in York;- Constantine became emperor whilst in York in the year 306. Under the current York Minster Church he built a Christian Church. York got its first Bishop in 314. However in 410 the Romans left Britain and with no one to make us go to Church we all got back to the previous religion centred around the City’s Yew Trees. It was to be around 150 years before Christianity was reintroduced.

Heading to Bath for a few days next week looks amazing only been through it previously. Booked an air b&b.

canals were the lifeblood of the early industrial revolution. Then came the trains. Both co-existed for a long time. Now canals are important for recreation and have many enthusiasts.

Another place to visit would be Ludlow (the unofficial capital of Wales until thee eighteenth century) - plenty of tea rooms there plus a really impressive castle (which was home to the English princes of Wales until Tudor Times - where Henry VIII's elder brother - Arthur - who was supposed to be king - died and changed British history). It would involve a lot of walking - which would burn a few pounds off you!

Chester is an old Roman town. Also has complete walls around it. Very worth a visit.

Come to Somerset - Bath, Wells where Hot Fuzz was filmed, Exmoor and it’s wild ponies, Cricket at Taunton, coast line villages and the Quantocks, the world famous Glastonbury Festival, loads of cider, apples and cheddar cheese - fantastic Cheddar Gorge - loads to see and do!!! I’d even take you to the pub for a pint!!🤣🥳

A history buffs dream of a city. I studied here and fell in love with its charms and it never fails to fascinate me.

The 1897 date he got wrong - I think they just changed the entrance in 1897! The hot spring has been used since Roman times, but Bath became particularly popular in the 18th century - yes the period of George I, George II, George III and George IV (1714 to 1837).

A piece de resistance (pièce de résistance or plat de résistance ) means the most important thing. In a meal, the plat de resistance would be the main meat, after your soup and fish, and before the salad, cheeses and dessert. It would be a piece of meat so big it would resist being eaten in one meal and would keep you full for long. In a building, it would be the part of the building that is the considered the most beautiful or most important. At 12:39, the nice bit of green grass is the rugby club.

It doesn't bear imagining how many workers were injured or died building that fan vaulted ceiling, but yes, it is an engineering feat!

Hi Connor, At the end you asked why you thought Bath was near York, Early in the video he was on York Street in Bath (and named it). To be clear you are likely to find a York Street or road in most towns/cities in England.

I don’t know how you can’t get an idea of the temp just from the fact that 0 degrees is freezing and 100 degrees is boiling lol

I always find it slightly irritating when Americans always tend to refer to the waters around the British Isles, as "the ocean"... America has oceans around it. The British Isles mostly has _seas_ rather than oceans. It may not seem like much to an American but here we know our waters as The English Channel*, (which the French* call something else!!) The Irish Sea, The North Sea, etc...!! The Atlantic ocean greets The Lizard in Cornwall, and the Northern Scottish Isles, but to a lot of Brits, our "paddling" is done in our local seas.🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 😊❤🖖

Hi Connor, 13:05, you were trying to describe how building from the local stone works. I think of it as planting the buildings and them growing. That's how it looks to me.

Conor - did you notice the Birds Eye view of “the circus” looks exactly the same as the brass inlays on top of the pinnacle markers on top of each of Britain’s tallest mountains - Ben Nevis - mount Snowden etc, interesting 😂

I’m from Gloucestershire which is next to Bath

The nice grass beside the river, is Bath rugby park, I believe

You should check out the Falkirk Wheel, built to replace a long set of step locks.

4:57 "When was the first pope"... Catholics consider St Peter to be the first pope, as he was appointed Bishop of Rome by Jesus. A bit earlier than Constantine.

I really enjoy your videos such lovely comments

If you like mazes, you should react to a tour of Hampton Court Palace and its gardens.

3:00 - A professional rugby team ground (The Recreation Ground). All UK football and rugby pitches get a good, regular mow because they aren't then spoilt by much paint markings (unlike gridiron). 5:00 - Constantine (I) ruled from 306 to 337... but whilst Saint Peter is accredited as the first Pope from 200 years earlier, this was during a time of religious persecution of Christians in Rome of course, let alone Britain, and he was technically the first bishop of Rome more than anything really. The actual 'papal' terminology is up for debate as to when it all properly started... and the definition in the English language was also a way off of course as there was no such thing as the English language when Christianity reached British shores in the times of the Romans. As to the first British churches, these were likely private ones inside Roman villas in the 3rd and 4th centuries (a trendy new religion for rich people to join). You wouldn't likely find any actual publicly accessible churches in Roman times, and it would only be much later after the end of the Roman Empire where you found Christianity taking another stab (via missionaries) at conquering Britain, and taking over existing places of 'Pagan' worship in the UK by adding churches alongside them to aid in the assimilation. That's why you often find ancient (revered) Yew trees in churchyards that are hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years older than the churches next to them. It's no coincidence. 11:39 - literal translation is “piece of resistance” funnily enough ;-) ... but its French use prior to the confusing English adoption basically refers to the main course of a meal. 12:15 - That uniformity you think is everywhere is actually rather rare. But it is to do with vernacular stone. Bath is a good example, admittedly, and some small villages and towns in some northern National Parks have the same atmosphere also, but it isn't found in larger cities as a rule. 13:10 - Cambridge is not as consistent in its architecture compared to Oxford (and certainly not Bath) because there is no local stone. And I should know... I'm from there. 14:00 - A mistake by the narrator, yes - 1897 is Victorian, not Georgian. Well spotted, Conor. 16:13 - It is an amoeba, yes. It can lead to a form of meningitis that technically destroys the brain and its lining (Google: Naegleria fowleri). 19:00 - Welcome to the world, Christianity! ;-) 26: 11 - The Cornish method is best because, otherwise, why would we have the saying, ”that puts the cream on top", eh? (Yes, I know it's probably because of cream rising to the top in milk bottles.. but then there is also the saying "puts the icing on the cake" and I'm deliberately conflating the two!) AND... also, cream doesn't spread as well as jam. And clotted cream is not butter! So: nerrr! 35:20 - Kingsmead Leisure Complex... a cinema and gym, basically. 38:17 - Not Canadian when in England. Most British and Irish bacon for breakfasts is not the US streaky style... so whilst that type may well be called "Canadian" by Americans... it is very much regular back bacon (British and Irish) in... er, Britain and Ireland. (Not surprisingly.) "When in Rome" and all that. 46:28 - Yes. But in theory only. With such strong tides nearer the sea, no canal boat will ever want to take it on. And most sea locks stay shut to such traffic. The Kennet and Avon Canal runs for 86 miles total between Bristol and Reading (Bath about a fifth from the end), and most boats from it will stop in Bristol and then turnaround. With over a hundred inland locks to navigate, that will do most people. 47:28 - The gate is watertight, but there will be no rubber. Water pressure is usually enough to form the seal required with well maintained strong wooden gates and adjoining stone quoins. Pressure increases with depth and pushes equally in all directions.

Congrats!! When I thought I'd heard the script-reader refer to people in the 1890's as "Georgians" I did a double-take, and started trying to find where it was he'd said it. But you picked up on it, too! Something that would have gone straight over your head when I first started watching you. You've come a long way, baby!! (Mind you, comparing Bath's Georgian architecture/planning to that of Oxbridge was a bit of a bit of a wobble😆) But I feel like a proud parent every time you now suddenly kinda join the dots and bring in additional stuff you've learnt from other vids. Well done💥

Pièce de résistance (French), the main meal of the dinner, a piece of meat who had purpose to help the person to resist being hungry soon

AD signifies the years after Christ was born. A Convent is absolutely religious ! Therefore if the Cathedral was built in the year 600 etc,that means 600 ... years after Christ. AD means, I believe, Anno Domini, after Christ. So Christianity started with the birth of Christ.

I love your heartfelt, intelligent, reactions. Our towns/cities just evolved over a long period of time, rather than purpose built in blocks. I too love how they blend into the landscape. Well spotted that 1897 was during the Victorian period. As most of the city is Georgian I expect that that is where the mistake came from. The saying, "necessity is the mother of invention" perfectly explains what you were thinking about people being neither more/less intelligent, it's just that everything is so readily available today, without the need to think much as to how or where to get what we need/want. Society has perhaps become more lazy minded. I love Bath and visit often from Dorset. So beautiful, even on a wet day, stunning on a sunny one 😊 That was an excellent video, I was captivated, even though I know my way around. For the art you want, I suggest the National Gallery, in Trafalgar Square, London. In the UK you could spend a holiday travelling around on trains, you would really love it. They can be expensive, so best to shop ahead online for tickets if possible. You get a much better deal. 🤗🙋‍♀️🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Cheltenham is also a beautiful Georgian town which is definitely worth a visit.

Why is it that whenever a tour is done of bath, the camera always misses the big feature on the opposite side of the Avon to the city? It’s not ancient but it’s got character and a beating heart of the city, also a great history of its own!

The souvenir soap is incredible.

Hi connor , I've tried one of Sally lunns buns 😊. Merry Christmas Connor.

I like your thinking Connor! I prefer cream first, it’s definitely more stabilising. Bath is beautiful, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting a few times 🌟

Can I just say - it is NOT always raining, in Bath!

The Luftwaffe did Bath a huge favour when it attacked the town. It permanently re-arranged one of the worst slum areas anywhere in Europe which, as is so often the case, was also the red light district of Bath. The areas around what was Milk Street and Avon Street and along the river was an anarchic maelstrom of humanity. My forefathers down a couple of lines came from that slum area. Working mainly as clay pipe makers and travelling show people. Modern Bath is wonderful and a joy to spend some time in. Only because eventually, the local council, rather than rebuild the horror that Milk St/Avon St and its environs had become over the centuries of human detritus washed down the river to settle there, they made the decision to turn it into a large parking lot to better serve the parts of Bath worth viewing/serving/working in. If you look carefully at some of the buildings you can see the bomb damage to some of the walls on the periphery of the area. The Luftwaffe made Bath socially acceptable once more and helped beautify the town. Brings to mind an old song from I believe the 60's era. War huh! What is it good for - nothing! I can offer evidence that whilst overwhelmingly true it is not always the case.

Why, oh why did our ancestors embed beauty and elegance in all they built, and in our modern times, we favour plain, bland, soulless ugliness?

Oh Connor! Thank-you for such a lovely trip down memory lane! I spent most of my 20s living in Bristol, which is a much larger city just 12 miles from Bath; and went to Bath most weekends - hence I know all of these places shown rather well! It is a really good, comprehensive video - even showing it in rain! There are a couple of mistakes, including the "Georgian people in 1897" one that you picked up youself, which was of course the year that Queen Victoria celebrated 60 years on the throne and so, you'd have to have been at least 70 to have been born during the reign of George III or IV. Also, it says right at the beginning that Bath is the only city in the UK with Unesco World Heritage site status which is also not true - as Edinburgh has three such sites within its boundaries - the Old Town, the New Town and the Forth Bridge; plus York's city walls are also so-categorised - and that's just for starters...! But I guess the guy is entitled to value his own city above all the others. He looks vaguely familiar, so the chances are we have known one another, back in the day. Whenever I see footage of Royal Crescent, I'm reminded of the annual parties at the end of each Bath Festival of a long-departed friend, who occupied on of the attic-level flats, that have windows just behind the ballustrade. At the end of the festival, there's always a fireworks display in the park below; so of course we'd all climb out of his kitchen window and onto the roof to watch it - which for people like me who fear heights, was absolutely terrifying! Mind you, most of us were well-oiled with alcohol by that time, so I suppose that helped! It is a very special place but, in common with several British tourist destinations like it, there are even better examples of Georgian architecture in nearby Bristol that are actually lived-in and so, these give a more authentic look than Bath's well-preserved examples. (Shrewsbury and Chester are another example - with Chester being the heavily-promoted tourist destination and Shrewsbury being the more everyday town; both stuffed with half-timbered buildings). Lovely though the preserved examples are, it is almost better to see how historic buildings interface with more modern ones in the present age, I think. I also like railways, and their social histories. Brunel actually favoured the broad guage - that is, distance between the tracks, broad being seven feet in this case, and much of the Great Western Railway was built to accommodate such wide tracks, but ended up converting to what had become the British Standard guage of four foot, eight and a half inches, which all the other main line railways were using. I'd recommend the @Foxes Afloat channel for an in-depth canal experience, as the couple who produce it (Colin and Shawn) lived on a narrow boat for two years before moving to their highland croft, which they recently celebrated their second year within. Anyway, enough rambling from me- Merry Christmas to you and yours!

I remember when I was younger and I visited the pump rooms in Bath and I got some afternoon cream tea and it was really nice and there was a string quartet, playing some classical music in the background. You can also buy the natural springwater which runs from underneath Bath which the Romans considered sacred.

Most British villages/ Towns / and Cities of old, were made from the materials that were local and of most accessability. Thats why some places were predominately Stone, or Wooden framed, etc . Best example being the Cotswolds, where a whole region is made of the same creamy butter shade Stone. and why, the' Granite city' of Aberdeen in Scotland, is so called. ALSO, further back in time, Important towns or Cities, had a defensive Wall around it. restricting further growth. Later, with less marauding gangs and private Armies, to worry about, villages became towns ,became cities, by spreading out into open countryside..

I go to Bath twice a week.. Lovely place..

You're not slow Connor ♥️ glad you enjoyed the video, and your hair doesn't look Poofy 🙂 Also, you are right, its Victorian public, not Georgian.

A ha-ha stopped cattle wandering through

You're right. The narrator should have said the baths were open in 1897 to the Victorian public. The Georgian era was at the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries. An easy, and approximate way, to calculate celsius to fahrenheit is double the celsius figure and add 29

Connor doesn't like art that you have to interpret. That explains why he has so little to say when confronted by the magnificence of such a display of civilisation. So, what do you really think of the Georgians Connor? Do you still think America was wise to break away from such a civilising influence. 🤭

Connor , don't ever worry about stopping your video for a short while to comment or give an opinion on something. This is why we all watch your channel , we are interested in your opinions and observations on what we are watching with you. Keep up the great work , you are a top man.

Ha! You can see our house numerous times in this vid! We've been in Bath for just 2 years now (after 45 in London) and it's a fantastic place to live. The vid was good but a bit virtuous! One of the best things about Bath is its independent pubs and restaurants. It's very vibrant for a pop of 100K. We're growing old very disgracefully here.

Thank you I enjoyed that video I need some sleep now goodnight

I believe that the first Christian Church discovered was in Syria about 230. The first Christian Emperor was Constantine the Great, who issued an Edict of Tolerance. (313?.) The Emperor Theodosius declared the Christian faith to be the official religion of the Empire a bit later. (390?) There are Christian remains in Britain in the later Roman Empire. A villa in Lullingstone (Kent?) has fresco remnants indicating worship in an upper room, and I know of the foundations of a Church on Hadrian's Wall. The first extant churches I know of in Britain are dated 547 on the island of Eileach an Naoimh in the Firth of Lorn in West Scotland, and St Martin's Church in Canterbury. (560?) An ancient Church which became a crypt in Hexham Abbey is about 680,and there are many churches from the next few centuries, and very many churches from the 1100s. Roman Catholics say the first Pope was Saint Peter, and the Bishops of Rome soon emerge as his successors. I believe Bath has now a beautiful spa - rather expensive - in which you can have a bath in the way the Romans did.

1897 is near the end of the Victorian era and the end of the House of Hanover and so technically a Georgian although I think most think of that time as 'Victorian' as it lasted 64 years - damn, those English queens lived a long time!

It's not true that Bath is the only UK city designated a World Heritage Site, Edinburgh also has this designation.

Last in Bath about 10 years ago (don't worry I do shower!). Lovely city and enjoyed the river trip too on a boat just like in the video. We took the car, but used the Park 'n Ride, which is good and you get to see some of the other parts of the city whilst on the bus trip. Anglo-Saxons were very pagan from the 5th century, when they arrived in Britain, until about 630AD and Christianity gradually spread throughout the 7th century. Literally translated, piece de resistance (piece is pronounced pee-ess ) means Main Dish. We use it for anything that is special or the best thing now. I am still amazed we have such architecture and evidence of technology of the Romans right under our noses in Britain. We had afternoon tea in the Pump Room and sampled the water. I actually liked the water, as I don't like ice-cold drinks. Very nice and worth a visit. Wrong that Cornish Pasties are sold as the best in Zummerset! Cornwall is the only place you can get the best. Putting cream on first is dangerous, as you would then use the same knife in the jam and spoil the jam. Jam on cream will not spoil, because of the sugar. Cornwall win! Jane was posh, so Mark would not have appreciated her. Such brilliant architecture/engineering to create a curved row of houses. Anyone see that today? A park for the riff-raff hidden from the posh folk. Who would want to see the riff-raff of Bath...God forbid! So just the time the Americans were revolting, we were building cities like this and Americans were living in wooden huts/houses. That is why Americans are in awe of British buildings. The Bath/Avon canal will get to the sea rather than the river directly. Man's engineering to create waterways before road transport for heavy goods wa truly amazing and we now use these for pleasure, which is an added bonus.

They were sultanas, not raisins. A traditional English rock cake.

The Georgian era usually means George III and a little of George 1V, mainly 18th century.

Hi Jibby. The introduction to Christianity was a gradual affair. The vikings, for example, worshiped a "heathen" God until the Norwegian King accepted Christianity. There were no "freeways" like today, so different parts of the country were in effect different nations which required a lot of overnights travelling to get there. So, different parts of the nation adopted the new religion at different periods.

He failed to mention how hilly Bath is, so be prepared. The art in the museum will definitely be to your taste. As for olives, I definitely agree truly disgusting but always jam before cream

It’s more difficult to spread cream on jam but I rather it that way 🤷🏻‍♀️

Re the designs in the roof of the cathedral I`d say they look as if they were made by `presicion printing.` Perhaps these are the words the young chap was struggling to find. Made by a faultless machine rather than by human hands.

Try your raisins after they have been soaked overnight in alcohol.

A journalist from Bath was rude about Queen Victoria she took a very much to heart and whenever she travelled through Bath on the train all the blinds were drawn and she never saw Bath.

You are absolutely right. He meant victorian public, not Georgian?

Connor and his totally Harry Potter view of the United kingdom at it again!!!

Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first emperor to convert to Christianity.

Correct, he should have said Victorian public .

Just imagine if you had not rebelled against King George and his government you could have had beautiful town just like Bath.

I cook all the time I'm a good cook I love looking at Mary Berry she's a English or cook she's very good

I see Connor is still drinking water frim his hospital urinal bottle (I thought he read his comments - he missed _that_ one obviously?!!)

I dont know what it means but I will go and look

There's a lot of French people in England in English people picks the accent up Jenny get a few English people coming on with French accents

The river Avon will take you to the bristol channel then onto the celtic sea and finally out to the Atlantic

7:25 I think you were trying to say that it was created by computer or CAD?

Cream first, jam first, talk about cat amongst the pigeons, its all subjective

Tell your tap to stop bringing your phone all the time actually got any respect for herself

Chester is just as good

26:40 - The correct take!

I live near Bath and always love shopping and visiting the Tea/Coffee venues or go into Bath for lunch / Dinner fascinating is to stop and watch the tourists go by believe me there are Many 🤗Amazing to think friends and myself used swim in theRoman Bath before they closed it in 1977 😞now you can’t even put your toe into it 🤣as for the Abbey at Christmas we Nurses around the district use to sing there turning our capes inside out to show the colour Red which made it very festive then pile into a bus to see the Christmas lights and Market and a hot toddy when we got back HAPPY DAYS 🤗and I’d like to be a fly on the wall If Mark Twain and Jane Austen lived in the same era how she would have interpreted someone from Missouri USA 🤣there style of writing was not conducive to her way of life or the phrasing of a line 🤣CHALK and CHEESE I would say so he can’t compare them to his 🤗the Kennet& Avon Tow Path is a wonderful cycle ride from Bath to Bradford on Avon stopping off at the Cross Guns Pub for lunch is a must for oldie worldly building , a Beautiful city indeed that I’m lucky enough to share 👍👏🤷‍♀️

Cream please jam on top with tea

Love bath.. but do you know Liverpool as more listed buildings than bath ?

I'm sure Constantine was crowned emperor while he was in York.

Yea, I'm not the biggest fan of raisins either... but sultanas I love ❤

Just a warning not to accidentally stay in the city of Bradford instead of Bradford upon Avon

The South West of England had the first Christian Church ABOVE ground in the known World. It was built by Joseph of Arimathea after he and his followers fled to England when rumours began to spread that Jesus had arisen from the dead. Joseph of Arimathea a prominent Jew and working for Rome had boldly claimed the body of Jesus, after his Crucifixion, from Pontius Pilate. Now he was in jeopardy. Joseph of Arimathea was Mary, mother of Jesus' uncle. After her husband, Joseph, died she and Jesus went to live with Joseph of Arimathea. He was a very rich man because he had been appointed by Rome (very prestigious job) to procure metals for the Empire. England had exported metals throughout the Continent and the Eastern Mediterranean for hundreds of years at that time and were known to produce the finest tin in the World. So he regularly came here ( it's said with Jesus when he was a young boy) on business to buy metals for Rome. We were also called, by the Ancient World, the Spiritual Centre of the World. It was reasonable therefore to bring the boy to talk with the Elders. When it was time to 'disappear' Joseph also had the right contacts to get him and his party to England safely . Loved this walk around Georgian Bath, learnt a lot. Would be very interested in watching the one on Jane Austen and Bradford on Avon too!

Merry Christmas, babe... ❤❤❤ ✌❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈 xxx 🎄

you like descriptive rather than interpretive art

It just means its great basically

I agree with you, olives are disgusting. Also Marmite and sprouts. They make me heave.

I have yet to see a film here that properly shows the beauty and splendor of Bath. This was quite boring, too much on the roman baths. Drones are brilluant for showing the very special layout of the georgian streets. I go here often to shop, or just walk the lovely streets.

You see French still Consulting English Aveda English people come out with French sayings like that the don't realise the saying it's sometimes it just comes out the hack sent

Yes I was too [confused when he said Georgian and 1897 - which would be late Victorian]. The present buildings were erected before then and they have always been in use in one form or another since the Roman Times. They were never lost and 'rediscovered'.

I think after the battle of the milvian bridge in 312 AD Constantine made Christianity the national religion of the Empire.

My home.

Olives - food of the Devil

It's NOT BARTH, IT'S BATH.

Did he seriously say, a roman bath in bath, duh yea why did he think it was called bath

they had to push christianity twice in uk, wen romans left it left but was built back up n 600's is the boom

Yeah, Georgian public and 1897 didn't make sense

Artesian springs were sacred to Celts, and Aquae Sulis was the best one ;-)

Someone is tired and teasy.😂 mr grumpy bum.