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Bet tohorah is a Jewish ritual bathhouse located at Jacob's Wells Road in Gloucestershire. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents evidence of Jewish settlement and religious practice in England before the expulsion of 1290. The building demonstrates the physical infrastructure required for observance of Jewish law, specifically the ritual purification requirements that necessitated purpose-built bathing facilities. Its survival and designation as a heritage monument reflects the archaeological significance of medieval Jewish material culture in England.
Bet tohorah at Jacob's Wells Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020792. View the official record →
Bet tohorah is a Jewish ritual bathhouse located at Jacob's Wells Road in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020792.
Bet tohorah at Jacob's Wells Road is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020792.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Mary and St Peter's churchyard (8.6 km), Decoy Control Building (8.9 km), Littleton gunpowder works at Powdermill Farm (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bet tohorah at Jacob's Wells Road's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bet tohorah at Jacob's Wells Road stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.