One of the curious things about early churches in England is that those built within Roman fort were nearly always close to a bath house (or, at Vindolanda, a deep rainwater pool). I've often thought that they may have converted bath houses into baptisteries and built churches next door, and this shows it clearly!
One of the curious things about early churches in England is that those built within Roman fort were nearly always close to a bath house (or, at Vindolanda, a deep rainwater pool). I've often thought that they may have converted bath houses into baptisteries and built churches next door, and this shows it clearly!
One of the curious things about early churches in England is that those built within Roman fort were nearly always close to a bath house (or, at Vindolanda, a deep rainwater pool). I've often thought that they may have converted bath houses into baptisteries and built churches next door, and this shows it clearly!