Autumn turn off.

Richard Wyatt,

When do you know that summer is officially over.

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Out goes the water and a good brush up for the basin.

Forget the Autumn Equinox and just look out for those very polite workmen from Zeta Services who are employed by B&NES to clean out the fountain in Laura Place and shut the system down for the winter.

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Time to turn the tap off for this year.

There’s been quite an algae build up – and these experts in water monitoring – are going to investigate what bio-system might be introduced within the water flow to cut down on its growth next season.

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Starting the business of pumping out the water.

While we’ve been enjoying recent sunshine, those  golden rays have been encouraging a rapid greening within the fountain basin. Something they’ve been dealing with today.

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The green waters of Laura Place

Published by Richard Wyatt

Freelance Journalist, broadcaster, columnist and local historian. Director of Bath Newseum. Married and lives in Bath. Interested in local history, architecture and visual display in museums and urban spaces.