For the third time in recent years students from a renowned American university school of architecture have come to Bath to learn their trade and come up with their own ideas for improving the fabric […]
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Month: May 2013
We shall remember them.
The 4th of August 2014 will mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War and – with that in mind – the Heritage Lottery Fund is giving details of how groups, […]
At your convenience?
The closure of public toilets in Weston, Larkhall, Combe Down, Twerton and Peasedown St John are to be brought forward to this August, according to an announcement from Bath and North East Somerset Council. The […]
Keynsham treasures see the light – briefly!
Next door to the Recycling Centre in Pixash Lane – where the A4 through Saltford reaches its border with Keynsham – is an old printing factory which has been called into service to help B&NES […]
Community Alphabet Unveiled!
Students from Bath Spa University and The Museum of Bath at Work have worked with residents of Weston, in Bath to create a pictorial alphabet featuring all the locally distinctive features of their village, […]
A flood of memories
Putting Bath‘s three thermal springs to one side, the main water feature in this city is the river that runs through it. Once the Avon played a pivotal role in supplying the energy required for […]
Reflecting on its future?
The image is of Britain’s first open-air lido and a Georgian one to boot! It’s Cleveland Pools – opened in Bath in 1815 – within a city famous for all its waters. Will this particular […]
A lesson in local history.
Hidden away inside an old school on Bath‘s Upper Bristol Road is a collection of fascinating artefacts that, hopefully, one day will form part of the permanent collection of a real Museum of […]
Silver for Roman Baths!
The Roman Baths – which is managed by Bath & North East Somerset Council – has been crowned one of the country’s best Large Visitor Attractions in the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence Members of […]
Fashion Museum’s tribute to Laura Ashley
The first major retrospective celebration of the designer Laura Ashley will be held at Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Fashion Museum – with fans being asked to share their memories of the much-loved fashion […]
