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Why did the Baths of Bath need a Hypocaust?

The town Bath, England has 3 natural hot springs. The Romans built a place of worship and a Thermae around the springs. Why did the Bath need a Hypocaust if the water was already 47C hot just from the geothermal energy? What water did they use for the frigidarium and the other cold bath?