The Bath House at Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park belonged to the Grey family from the Middle Ages. In the early 18th century the gardens were enlarged and altered and a number of garden buildings constructed. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown made further alterations later in the century, and further garden buildings were added.

The Bath House and a cascade were built between circa 1769 and 1771 to designs by Edward Stevens. It included a plunge pool made of roughly cut blocks of stone, designed as a romantic semi-ruin. This photograph shows the bathhouse after restoration - part of a twenty year project at Wrest Park.

Historic England Archive DP232099