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Verulamium Park
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Adjacent to the Verulamium Museum, this park contains the usual—playground, wading pool, lake—and the unusual—Roman ruins that include part of the town hall and a hypocaust, or central-heating system. The hypocaust dates to AD 200 and included one of the first heated floors in Britain. Brick columns supported the floor, and hot air from a nearby fire was drawn underneath the floor to keep bathers warm.
- Address: St. Michael's St., St. Albans, AL3 4SW | Map It
- Phone: 01727/751810
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Hypocaust Apr.--Sept., Mon.--Sat. 10--4:30, Sun. 2--4:30; Oct.--Mar., Mon.--Sat. 10--3:45, Sun. 2--3:45.
- Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk
- Location: St. Albans
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