Photographs of the Bath House at Chesters Fort

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The fort bath-house at Chesters is one of the best preserved along Hadrian's Wall. It is situated closer to the river and outside the fort.
Bathers entered via an apodyterium (communal changing room) with niches in the west wall. The latrine was to the south (nearest the river) and the four main suites: the frigidarium (cold room), tepidarium (warm room), laconicum (dry hot room) and caldarium (hot steam room) are all identifiable.
The Commandant didn't like communal bathing and had his own bath block inside his quarters inside the fort.