A sink hole has opened up in Sydney Gardens and the area has been cordoned off. It was so perfectly round that l thought at first they were about to plant a tree! It appears […]
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Month: September 2014
Staircase of remembrance
The grand staircase in Bath’s Guildhall is currently festooned with swathes of bright red poppies – all made from crocheted and knitted wool. A group of ladies came together to knit roses for Bath in Fashion in […]
It’s going to be a blue (and white) Christmas at the Holburne!
Got a chance to meet Jennifer Scott – the new Director of the Holburne Museum – today and she’s very excited about the venue’s new exhibition which features the comic art of Thomas Rowlandson. He […]
What time’s the next stage-coach?
Fed up with today’s newspaper headlines? Well step back into the past and check out the stories making news around Bath more than two hundred years ago. It won’t cost you a penny to do it […]
Victoria Gallery art donation
Bath’s Victoria Gallery’s art collection has just grown by 28 items. They form a donation by a former loyal friend and supporter. Bradford-on-Avon resident Dr Sheila Day was also a Trustee of the Gallery’s Friends […]
Poolside architecture.
It’s a case of one trust setting out to help another on Tuesday next – September 30th – when Bath Preservation Trust give over the Building of Bath Collection – at the Countess of Huntington’s […]
Peace at Bath Abbey but plans for enforcement to continue.
Despite peace being declared between the Rector of Bath Abbey and several buskers who – he said – disrupted his services – it seems long-term plans to control the level of amplified music in Abbey Churchyard […]
Georgian humour on display at Holburne
One of the leading caricaturists of Georgian Britain is featured in a new exhibition opening at Bath’s Holburne Museum on Saturday, September 27th. The exhibition is called High Spirits : The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson […]
Bark attacker back in Queen Square
Bath Police have been informed about a new tree bark chewing attack in historic Queen Square where there is fresh evidence of dog activity. The following email came from Terry Basson who first raised […]
Bath Abbey world premier
Bath Abbey will be staging a World Premier next month. It’s called ‘The Cool Web : A Robert Graves Oratorio and is an oratorio for orchestra, choir and soloist created to commemorate the centenary of […]
