Plenty of activity in the High Street today where workmen were busy erecting new street lights. Clever of them to install the ground fittings while the new pedestrian paving was being laid. It was a […]
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Month: April 2013
Kremlin Museums delegation in Bath
A delegation of museum experts from Russia has been learning about Bath’s heritage attractions as part of a visit designed to forge stronger links with England. The group of 12 senior managers and curators from […]
Buskers inside Bath Abbey?
Comments recently here on the Virtual Museum site about the exhibition of contemporary art at Bath Abbey. The point was made that every side chapel had been used and that people who wanted peace and […]
Wet and dry
Good to see the contemporary fountain installation on the corner of Walcot Street and the London Road – by St Swithin’s Church – is displaying a sparking cascade of running water while the sun shines. […]
June 21st re-opening for Number 1
Bath Preservation Trust’s No. 1 Royal Crescent will re-open on Friday, June 21st after a closed period of restoration, renovation and reconnection to the original domestic wing. The multi-million pound project will double the number […]
Reassurances from the R.U.H. over services at the ‘Min’. While one ex-Governor asks if ‘patient power’ could help secure it’s future?
The future of one of Bath‘s best-loved Georgian buildings is proving a major issue in the city. The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, known as The Min, is set to merge with the Royal United […]
Bikes, bus-shelters and Brunel.
Great to see all the work coming to an end around the Guildhall where extended paving and a new crossing point has been installed to make life safer and more pleasant for pedestrians. There will […]
Roman Baths get the luck of the Irish!
The Roman Baths has been rated by its visitors as one of the UK’s best tourism attractions. For the second year in a row, customers of CIE Tours International, which runs quality coach tours […]
Hub in a pub!
Chew Stoke residents flocked to The Stoke Inn for the first session of the “Hub in the Pub”, a joint initiative between the pub, Bath & North East Somerset Council, Age UKB&NES and City of […]
Bus stop markings and derelict sites.
Sunshine and showers and a gusty day to scatter the rubbish outside the shops at the corner of Broad Street. On the High Street the new TK Maxx store now bears the company sign above […]
