On Top of the Tower

Bath Abbey

   
      The Abbey is one of the best pieces of architecture I have EVER seen.  It has beautiful stained glass windows and a lovely scalloped ceiling.  The abbey was built in 1499 but was incomplete until 1611.  Part of the reason for this was because in 1539, King  Henry the 8th ordered the abbey to be burned down. 

Inside the Abbey

      I took the Tower Tour to the top terrace.  I climbed 212 steps to get there but stopped to see the bells and the clock face.  When I stopped at the bell room we got to see how the bells worked.  The bells were actually upside down!  I also got to see the inside of the  clock face and learned it is not owned by the abbey but owned by the city.  As I started up the rest of the stairs I peered more closely at bells. The biggest bell was the size of a small car.  Then I was at the top.  It was magnificent seeing everything below.  I could see most of the places I had been in the last 2 months.

Behind the clock face