Just a quick reminder that this week is Heritage Open Week and the Mayor’s Parlour at the Guildhall on Bath’s … More
Month: October 2013
Road tax for cyclists?
Good to know that work by Bath & North East Somerset Council on a new route to improve access from … More
If l could turn back time
Waiting for a number 7 bus – and counting the machine-gun repetitiveness of the number 18’s as they follow each … More
Keynsham mosaics on the move.
The Keynsham Millennium Mosaics have been relocated and renovated following an agreement between Bath & North East Somerset Council … More
Elementary my dear Mr Crest!
Down on what was the industrialised western bank of the River Avon – as it slipped out of Georgian Bath … More
Bath ashamed of its past?
Bath gets taken to task for being ashamed of its industrial past in a letter from B&NES Heritage Champion Cllr … More
I never knew that!
Local communities were today invited to find out more about the local area with a new online service run by … More
A man of letters!
A perfect day for painting and thankfully no wind to knock the arm of Mark Holland as he carefully fills … More
The art of saying ‘I do!’
Couples can now have a picture perfect wedding at Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Victoria Art Gallery. The Gallery, near … More
The ‘Lido lads’
A unique riverside ‘chunk’ of Bath’s historic past is currently doing its bit to help two local schoolboys with their … More
On the level
Popped into Bath Abbey to see how things are getting on with re-laying the ledger stones on the north side … More
Blooming weather
If two days of solid rain wasn’t enough – the sight of some of Bath‘s floral display holders, now bare … More
Sydney Gardens ‘a disgrace’.
Graffiti on the bridges crossing Brunel’s Great Western Railway as it cuts majestically through Sydney Gardens has frequently been mentioned … More
Bath visitor who helped free slaves.
My thanks to Caroline McGinn who is a Bath guide and a follower of the Virtual Museum for pointing out … More
Flood control key to new city centre development
More information is coming out on those flood defence proposals for an inner-city part of the RIver Avon which it … More
Behind the scenes
Bath’s Fashion Museum is fifty this year and what a little gem we have tucked away in the basement of … More
Down river from the Weir
World War Two bombing and 1970’s re-development were the last major events to change the look of the Green Park … More
Another Roman baths!
Bath’s amazing Roman bathing complex is a top attraction for people visiting this World Heritage city but other than using … More
Open door on heritage.
A variety of heritage sites – including those run by Bath & North East Somerset Council – will be opening … More
Lights and locomotives in Sydney Gardens
The Virtual Museum of Bath hears Sydney Gardens might be getting public lighting at last. Looks like they will be … More
Getting to know you
World War Two bombing and 1970’s re-development were the last major events to change the look of the Green Park … More
Beechen Cliff deal falls through
Plans to hand over the running of Bath’s historic Beechen Cliff to the National Trust and secure a multi-million pound … More
Babylon comes to Bath?
Crest Nicholson has revealed its latest plans for Bath‘s Western Riverside development and – while the last of the city’s … More
Bath on the Rails
A treasure trove of iconic railway posters, paintings and 19th century prints will be celebrated at Bath & North East Somerset … More
A club for all!
You may think the sun had set on the last of the British Empire but you’d be wrong. There’s one … More
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