A fascinating archaeological event at Bath’s Roman bathing complex offers the chance to delve 2,000 years into the past and explore the huge importance of the city in Roman times. The exclusive “Bath and the […]
Month: January 2014
Street Art?
Bath’s famous for its buskers – though not everyone is happy about the amplifiers they are taking in tow around their pitches – but you just have to marvel at the variety of entertainers and […]
Great Georgians! Bath’s anniversary celebrations begin.
I have been lucky to have a preview of a fantastic new exhibition at Bath’s Fashion Museum – http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/default.aspx – which you will find in the basement of the Assembly Rooms near The Circus. This year the […]
Holburne Director to leave.
The Holburne Museum’s Director – Dr Alexander Sturgis – is leaving. He has been appointed Director of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and will take up his new post later this year. Dr Sturgis has been […]
For the Record!
Regular users of Bath’s Record Office – currently operating in the basement of the city’s Guildhall – will probably be well aware that they cannot get in to use these excellent facilities during the third […]
It’s got to be English oak!
Bath’s World Heritage status does sometimes have its draw-backs – especially when it comes to replacing a worn-out internal floor that was last repaired before the building around it was afforded statutory protection. The Banqueting […]
Cyclists, bridges and ‘the Bath Loop’.
It’s good to know that much energy and money is being put into improving and providing cycle routes into and out of the city of Bath. All part of a drive to persuade more of […]
Culture Secretary says ‘the Arts’ make our hearts sing!
The Culture Secretary Maria Miller MP has made a speech at the British Library today (Wednesday, January 22nd) on the subject of where ‘the Arts’ are positioned in Society and why she thinks all cultural […]
A first for Bath’s Holburne Museum
Bath’s Holburne Museum has just acquired its first painting by Derby artist Joseph Wright who lived and worked in the city for a couple of years during the 18th century. It’s a fine and elegant […]
Bath’s Chinese history uncovered
We may all take our Chinese restaurants and take-aways for granted – as having been part of our street-scene for years – but to date no one has actually researched the subject of Chinese immigration […]
