6 2 , ▁George ▁Gilbert ▁Scott ▁red es igned ▁the ▁original ▁chap el , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁by ▁Good rich . ▁ ▁Victor ian ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁rom antic ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁back l ash ▁to ▁the ▁symmetry ▁of ▁P all ad ian ism , ▁which ▁brought ▁certain ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁appearance . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁churches , ▁for ▁example , ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁style ▁as ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁vill as . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁civ ic ▁and ▁ret ail ▁buildings ▁however ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁classical ▁mode ▁but ▁along ▁much ▁more ▁orn ament ed ▁and ▁elaborate ▁lines ▁than ▁their ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁prede cess ors . ▁However ▁virt ually ▁all ▁the ▁new ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed ▁using ▁the ▁local ▁bath ▁stone ▁so ▁the ▁city ▁continued ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁look . ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁new ▁technology , ▁construction ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁develop ▁incorpor ating ▁steel ▁as ▁a ▁building ▁component . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁the ▁Ken net ▁and ▁Av on ▁Canal ▁opened ▁linking ▁the ▁River ▁Av on ▁at ▁Bath ▁to ▁Reading . ▁Bath ▁Lock s ▁mark ▁the ▁diver gence ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Av on ▁and ▁the ▁canal , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁P ult en ey ▁Bridge . ▁Al ong side ▁the ▁bottom ▁lock ▁are ▁a ▁side ▁p ound ▁and