Work will start soon on the demolition of the two-storey red brick buildings formerly occupied by the Ministry of Defence at Foxhill. It is a 46 acre site that played a major role in re-building […]
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Month: January 2014
Demolition at Foxhill to start soon!
The man behind the regeneration of the former Admiralty site at Foxhill – the largest of three former MoD sites in Bath – has been talking to the Virtual Museum about his visions for its […]
An onion view of history.
Your Director is also giving some of his time each week to helping visitors to Bath get a quick, informative but entertaining look around the city. He is a member of the Mayor of Bath’s […]
Out of sight?
Not the easiest of places to keep clean l suppose but having a basement area exposed to the elements – to enable light to reach down to the lower windows – does have its drawbacks. […]
Have Your Say on Saltford Station
Today’s the day Saltford residents can have their say about plans to re-open the local station. The drop-in event, which is open to all local residents, is taking place today (Tuesday the 25th February) from […]
Putting Chew Valley on the map.
Residents in the Chew Valley are being asked to contribute their ideas on what local attractions should feature in a new tourist map of the area. Local councillor Liz Richardson is asking residents to get […]
The sad view from Alice Park.
I have been getting upset by the growing dereliction you can see on the old Harvester Inn site – at the junction of the London and Gloucester Roads – and it seems a lot of […]
Spring brides.
Walcot Street has got to be one of Bath’s most fascinating shopping thoroughfares. An ancient suburb and still a bustling district of trades and speciality shops. Just like it was back in Roman times! Until […]
Captain Wade’s going home!
Out doing my Mayor of Bath’s Honorary guiding today (Tuesday) and a chance to show some visitors to the city the wonders of the ballroom at the Assembly Rooms. We were not able to get […]
Getting bikes off the London Road.
Once upon a time the Bath extension to the Somerset and Dorset joint railway connected this city with Bournemouth and the seaside. It was a railway packed with excursions and happy holidaymakers. So its good […]
