This was the cleaning I didn’t know I wanted to see! The iron scrubbing was an actual favourite part for me. I appreciate that no chemicals were used since it all flows out. Thank you for this vid. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2025 🧡🎄
Yes cant wait for that and like you this is the first time i have seen this pool didnt even know it excisted lol im 54 best start googling more about our country 😂 thanks for sharing this 👍🏻@thepoolguyml
I'll never forget the first time I visited Bath with my family. It was so beautiful. It's astounding how it's lasted for so long. I've never thought about anyone cleaning it throughout the years, but it will last another 2,000 years. What a very rewarding job and an absolute privilege to clean! May Sulis guide you.
The woman guide just give JCB the best free advertisement 😂 you need to ask them for payment haha merry Christmas and happy new year to you family and team 🎊 🎉
My 1st time in Bath was the early 80s. On a tour we were told that the water had some type of parasite so was unable to put your hands into the water, let alone get into it. Remember asking if there were special days or some Roman holiday that they would open for a small parties with huge ticket prices to help pay for the conservation of the place for posterity. “No no no, the water is unsafe for humans” bla bla bla…”there is a parasite in the water so unfortunately no parties”. 🤷♂️ I don’t remember being offered a taste test. Maybe I was lucky, the pool had a very lovely colour to it and lots of steam. It was a very warm visit. Fantastic tour!
The bath itself is contaminated with bacteria. The sample water isn't. Though the sample water wrecked me for a full day after a single mouthful. Would not recommend anyone else taste it!
I lived in Royal Bath, and I never knew the Roman Baths was ever cleaned! It always looks green and murky, but I guess that’s because the pool is lined with Lead, or Plumbum. Which must contaminate the River Avon and the sea, ( as it is a Tidal Bore River ) .
omg wait my little sister dropped her binky/pacifer in these exact Baths back when she was a toddler in the early 2000s lol 🤣 she poked her head thru the fence and it just fell out
I am curious about how you cleaned it. Was it only scrubbing? Did you power wash it. Imagine what the stones in and around the bath would look like when it was power washed with steam.
Ancient Romans..... Let's build something that benefits only the wealthy by using intensive labor. Modern times...... Let's keep this as a memorial by making preservation difficult and labor intensive
I used to waitress looking out over the river opposite Westminster Palace and Big Ben, and I remember that being in scaffolding for about 2 years. I'd have wanted my money back if I'd have flown to London and found that 😅
I was keen to watch this then these geezers start the video saying they know nothing about this amazing historical place 😂 How do you not do research for your video???
Used to live there. The old Roman bath isn't used by people and is said to have really dangerous bacteria in it. So best avoided. However just round the corner is a more modern spa which uses the water but cleans it. There are lots of religious beliefs about the raw, untreated spring water as well. It's thought to be the dwelling place of a merciful, caring goddess Minerva.
DO NOT DRINK THE SAMPLE WATER, oh lord, it wrecked me for 24 hours! I thought, oh, cool, spring water, this ought to be interesting! And then had such horrific gastro intestinal symtoms as to ruin the next day of my visit. Thankfully it poured buckets the next day so we just took a day off.
The stone used in Bath survives because it's in the bottom of a valley and has it's own microclimate. It's a sandstone and wouldn't survive in other places, being eroded too quickly. It's important to be gentle with it and preserve it.
So why can't the baths use standard (or modifyed) pool cleaning kit? (robots, vucum hoses, pressure washers, filters, uv systems etc) if it requires something custom the towns University has a respected engineering department, what is the missing part of the story? Why are they calling in specialists for something you would think they would be doing daily?
From what I understand the problem is that although the baths have survived for 2000 years they need to be cleaned by hand so as not to damage or erode the stones. Using technology may not be appropriate as the technology may not be sensitive of the areas like the joints between the stones that are filled with clay/mortar. I'd also suggest it's a matter of the cost of technology and the way installation of the technology may damage the sensitive environment. The lady guide said that the plumbing created by the Romans is still being used and I imagine the sections that have been replaced were done with materials and techniques in line with the original design. I believe that the Roman baths are maintained through public donations and grants. I wonder how much a pool cleaner would charge to maintain the baths and how much liability/insurance against damage you would need to hold?
They explained the bath water runs off directly into the river, it's not avoided just because of harm to the baths, but also because of harm to the ecosystem of the river.
@elizabethtucker6026 Yeah that's definitely not an issue. Definitely seems like a council policy that sounded right and wasn't given much thought. Scrubbing sandstone with a brush is ridiculous.
The Romans had a concrete recipe that has been lost to history. It is so strong and durable that the buildings and structures they built with it have lasted millennia.
I don't want to say I didn't know about Bath's history with Roman Baths until Iplayed Pokémon Sword and Shield and came to the town Circhester in Galar, but...
0:20 "it's got to be [the oldest pool] there's only one".... Hmmm.... Skeptical out of all the bathhouses the Romans built that only one remains. A quick google shows there's a large number, some just ruins. The ones still actually pools: i guess some are repaired and restored, some are maybe rebuilt on same spot but nothing original... Maybe some are original and untouched? Seems unlikely. But this is about where i lost interest lol not sure if the baths in Bath are the oldest in uk? Maybe by some definition ie oldest continuously working. May also be the only original baths? I'm sure there's a bath expert out there :P
You know you are doing well when they call you for this sort of job! Well done and I hope it serves you well
He worked damn hard to get there that I can tell you
Glad to see Petra is fully recovered from swallowing the fly! Very cool video, thank you for sharing!!
She had to swallowed a spider!
Thank you it was quite embarrassing
I was able to visit there in 1985, amazing to see.
I’m from Missouri, and now 70.
It was a great trip back then to the UK
This was the cleaning I didn’t know I wanted to see! The iron scrubbing was an actual favourite part for me. I appreciate that no chemicals were used since it all flows out. Thank you for this vid. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2025 🧡🎄
we need part 2 and see it completely empty and see what else is inside 😮
They’ve invited us back for the next clean so we will then 💪🏼💪🏼
Yes cant wait for that and like you this is the first time i have seen this pool didnt even know it excisted lol im 54 best start googling more about our country 😂 thanks for sharing this 👍🏻@thepoolguyml
I'll never forget the first time I visited Bath with my family. It was so beautiful. It's astounding how it's lasted for so long. I've never thought about anyone cleaning it throughout the years, but it will last another 2,000 years. What a very rewarding job and an absolute privilege to clean! May Sulis guide you.
What a smart partnership for you and the Baths! Thanks for bringing awareness of this awesome historical site to your audience.
Bro went from a pool cleaner to a guardian of Roman baths
trip to bath was the highlight of my uk vacation, loved it!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Much ❤ from California USA.
Agreed! 💗 from San Diego, California !
I took the tour there in the late seventies, I remember it well! Good to see it again!! 😊👍
Wow how amazing to get the call for this job! I look down to your next video for this work!
Sulis Minerva, Merciful Goddess!
Don't forget to leave a sacrifice for Her in the iron coloured spring.
The woman guide just give JCB the best free advertisement 😂 you need to ask them for payment haha merry Christmas and happy new year to you family and team 🎊 🎉
It was my young farmers top 🥲
So cool to see you growing in your channel and your work. Keep it up!
My 1st time in Bath was the early 80s. On a tour we were told that the water had some type of parasite so was unable to put your hands into the water, let alone get into it. Remember asking if there were special days or some Roman holiday that they would open for a small parties with huge ticket prices to help pay for the conservation of the place for posterity. “No no no, the water is unsafe for humans” bla bla bla…”there is a parasite in the water so unfortunately no parties”. 🤷♂️ I don’t remember being offered a taste test. Maybe I was lucky, the pool had a very lovely colour to it and lots of steam. It was a very warm visit. Fantastic tour!
The bath itself is contaminated with bacteria. The sample water isn't. Though the sample water wrecked me for a full day after a single mouthful. Would not recommend anyone else taste it!
This is amazing. Congratulations for getting this job. Merry Christmas and a very prosperous 2025. 🎉
Same to you 💪🏼💪🏼
I visited Bath on a school trip many many moons ago...Awesome place!
I wonder if The Sally Lund Tea Rooms are still in existence ?
I lived in Royal Bath, and I never knew the Roman Baths was ever cleaned! It always looks green and murky, but I guess that’s because the pool is lined with Lead, or Plumbum. Which must contaminate the River Avon and the sea, ( as it is a Tidal Bore River ) .
Fun fact looks just as dirty at the end lol
Two minutes of narration, 60 seconds of cleaning, two minutes of selfies, and 11 minutes of elevator music and walking around.
I do wish we got to see a bit more cleaning, especially since it's a historical setting.
Relax, it's a historical site, how much can you expect them to do
@@captain-Dan, more than ten minutes of work!
I was there 13 years ago, Bath, England is awesome!
Looks like it's the same water to me, nah not for me
Cool!!! Ancient stuff...
I came for the Holla!
This is fascinating content. I hope there's a part 2.
omg wait my little sister dropped her binky/pacifer in these exact Baths back when she was a toddler in the early 2000s lol 🤣 she poked her head thru the fence and it just fell out
The waterfall of rust from that small channel, holy hannah!
Great video,that's an incredible privilege, when I drank the water I felt different,I can't explain it,the Romans were incredible engineers,👌👍
You can your name to Pulius Gaius (Pool-ius Guy-us) now... 😂 But seriously, very cool video!
Didn’t really clean it 😂
Loved the history lesson more than the cleaning this time 💪🏾
Don't care how old that is. Just give it a good power washing I say.
I’m not going to lie I thought this was for sure click bate … way to go fellas!!
So interesting and looks amazing that is a great historical location, love your film ❤
I am curious about how you cleaned it. Was it only scrubbing? Did you power wash it. Imagine what the stones in and around the bath would look like when it was power washed with steam.
Unfortunately, you can’t use any power tools. So it’s just scrubbing and brushing
Ancient Romans.....
Let's build something that benefits only the wealthy by using intensive labor.
Modern times......
Let's keep this as a memorial by making preservation difficult and labor intensive
@@jasonhilliker492 In Roman times the baths were open to people of all classes, not just the wealthy.
11:56 for the ones who want to skip to the surprise find
Great vid
Very interesting
Coker Coler 😂
I love the accent ❤
I've been there this April, the place is stunning!
Great work. Love this content ❤
Thank you for sharing this interesting video.
I think if the Romans was still around, they would power wash it. Seems a waste not to keep using it as a bath.
I live in bath, wish I knew you were coming would have come to say hello 😂
Oh fascinating 😊 well done what a treat. 👏👏
Well done, you swept it.
If they're using the old plumbing, wouldn't the water be tainted with lead?
I love Bath even better that I'm less than an hour away by train!
This was fascinating 👏
What an awesome job to get well done mate 👍🇦🇺💜
i wish I had been able to see this place when I was there. It was closed 😢 (in 2017)
thanks for the really good video.
merry xmas.
Could u imagine flying 1/2 way across the world to visit this place only to arrive and find it empty? 😂😂
I used to waitress looking out over the river opposite Westminster Palace and Big Ben, and I remember that being in scaffolding for about 2 years. I'd have wanted my money back if I'd have flown to London and found that 😅
@ exactly! I would be so mad.
Great video. Bet was really interesting
He’s so cute I can’t
What a Christmas treat
So what you’re saying is this bath used to be like the ancient Roman version of a YMCA? Cool.
Yes, it was.
Very informative 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I was keen to watch this then these geezers start the video saying they know nothing about this amazing historical place 😂 How do you not do research for your video???
How long between cleans? Can’t be too frequent if you’re picking up old bricks.
That's an audio guide for the museum, not a 1980s mobile phone! 😅
I understand no chemicals ... but no vinegar either? Would clean up the algae a bit
HOLLA YA BOY, FAM!!! FOR DA POOL WORK!!!
Was literally there between the 16th and 19th for a holiday 💪💪
are you not allowed to use the pressure washer?
It's a Grade 1 Monument with stonework about 2,000 years old. Pressure washing would likely damage it.
Hello
Please I have a question
Can you treat a fiberglass pool with chlorine granules
If the answer is Yes
Please how is it done
The resultat ? Finish ?
9:56 nice find 14:41 looks like a lot of work
Hope u enjoyed the experience…it looks very interesting ..🧐 x
How did it look at the end?
115° F is pretty hot for a bath.
....nothing was done....
I really think knowing what we know now, these sites should be resorted to there full glory, painted and new stone work. :) this is awesome
Silly they don’t allow go power wash. It wouldn’t harm the stone.
田中正造は栃木県の偉人です。そんな鉱毒の被害で廃村にさせられた谷中村の住人は北海道のオホーツクの佐呂間町に移住して開墾されました。そこは栃木地区。
OH NOW WE UP
Is this still used by people or is it just a fountain now?
Used to live there. The old Roman bath isn't used by people and is said to have really dangerous bacteria in it. So best avoided.
However just round the corner is a more modern spa which uses the water but cleans it.
There are lots of religious beliefs about the raw, untreated spring water as well. It's thought to be the dwelling place of a merciful, caring goddess Minerva.
DO NOT DRINK THE SAMPLE WATER, oh lord, it wrecked me for 24 hours! I thought, oh, cool, spring water, this ought to be interesting! And then had such horrific gastro intestinal symtoms as to ruin the next day of my visit. Thankfully it poured buckets the next day so we just took a day off.
Did the fly survive 😂
Pressure washer? 🤷♀️🤔
I think they should have snorkelled it!
Mas...porque vcs não usaram água pressurizada?
Its too ancient and fragile❤
The stone used in Bath survives because it's in the bottom of a valley and has it's own microclimate. It's a sandstone and wouldn't survive in other places, being eroded too quickly. It's important to be gentle with it and preserve it.
No headlamps?
14:00 would love to pressure wash this
They couldn’t provide any flood lights? How bizarre.
Why not use a water pressure?
Over 2000 year old infrastructure… a little bit too delicate for power washers. Also we are not talking about a couple of hundred of year coal smog.
So why can't the baths use standard (or modifyed) pool cleaning kit? (robots, vucum hoses, pressure washers, filters, uv systems etc) if it requires something custom the towns University has a respected engineering department, what is the missing part of the story? Why are they calling in specialists for something you would think they would be doing daily?
From what I understand the problem is that although the baths have survived for 2000 years they need to be cleaned by hand so as not to damage or erode the stones. Using technology may not be appropriate as the technology may not be sensitive of the areas like the joints between the stones that are filled with clay/mortar.
I'd also suggest it's a matter of the cost of technology and the way installation of the technology may damage the sensitive environment.
The lady guide said that the plumbing created by the Romans is still being used and I imagine the sections that have been replaced were done with materials and techniques in line with the original design.
I believe that the Roman baths are maintained through public donations and grants.
I wonder how much a pool cleaner would charge to maintain the baths and how much liability/insurance against damage you would need to hold?
He never heard of the Roman baths in Bath .
Cool stuff. It's hard to imagine that chemicals do more harm than mechanical scrubbing. I think they potentially need to revisit that policy.
They explained the bath water runs off directly into the river, it's not avoided just because of harm to the baths, but also because of harm to the ecosystem of the river.
@elizabethtucker6026 Yeah that's definitely not an issue. Definitely seems like a council policy that sounded right and wasn't given much thought. Scrubbing sandstone with a brush is ridiculous.
@@larry365not to worry, it seemed like they put in about 60 minutes of total work so not much damage was done.
Thought that that place had a deadly bacteria in it
To bad it can't be used in its original purpose.
13:21 excelent
So what there saying is they haven’t changed the plumbing in 2000 years?
I don’t think so, no pipe on earth could last that long!
Yes they can and yes they do. Roman era piping survives in Pompeii and in Rome.
The Romans had a concrete recipe that has been lost to history. It is so strong and durable that the buildings and structures they built with it have lasted millennia.
Part 2 ?
What was the fake Capcut template at the end lol don't forget to remove it!
I don't want to say I didn't know about Bath's history with Roman Baths until Iplayed Pokémon Sword and Shield and came to the town Circhester in Galar, but...
Not enough footage of actually cleaning
That’s because they didn’t do much actual cleaning.
Holla Ya Roman Pool Boy
100% overreaction when drinking the water, it doesn’t taste that bad.
Bloody Common. . . .
Fire your damn cameraman, didn't even point it at anything interesting.
Power wash it out
0:20 "it's got to be [the oldest pool] there's only one".... Hmmm.... Skeptical out of all the bathhouses the Romans built that only one remains. A quick google shows there's a large number, some just ruins. The ones still actually pools: i guess some are repaired and restored, some are maybe rebuilt on same spot but nothing original... Maybe some are original and untouched? Seems unlikely. But this is about where i lost interest lol not sure if the baths in Bath are the oldest in uk? Maybe by some definition ie oldest continuously working. May also be the only original baths? I'm sure there's a bath expert out there :P
In Great Britain it's the only surviving bath pool still functioning. Of course other examples survive in Europe and the Levant.