2016 and – in terms of major engineering works affecting the fabric and day-to-day management of our city and its connections with the outside world – there are several schemes already underway. These will progress […]
Month: December 2015
Storm damage to Weston’s Old Pier.
So very sad to hear that the north jetty on the Old Pier at Weston – super – Mare has collapsed in the currents gales. This is the section on Birnbeck Island that led out […]
‘Slow and Dirty’ celebration.
2016 will mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Somerset and Dorset Railway – a line with close links to Bath via the old Green Park Station terminus. It’s also fifty years since […]
Bath at New Year
As the old year comes to an end – a time for reflection. The Virtual Museum of Bath wishes all its contributors and followers a very happy 2016 with health and happiness in the year […]
Memories of the Palace Theatre.
Virtual Museum coverage of archaeological excavations and chance discoveries in and around the old Palace Theatre site in the Saw Close has brought memories flooding back for follower Sam Farr. This is an area that […]
Christmas in Bath
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015. For sale on flower stall in Union Street.
January start for Bath Quays Waterside
Bath & North East Somerset Council and the Environment Agency are due to begin work on the next phase of the Bath Quays Waterside project this month (January). Construction work will be phased over the next […]
Council Tax rise for B&NES?
A rise in Council Tax is one option Bath & North East Somerset Council might have to consider following the Government’s latest announcement on a further reduction in local government funding. Due to a change […]
Archway Centre plans on display.
Members of the public will be able to find out more about plans for the new Archway Centre in Bath at an exhibition in January. The drop-in exhibition will be held in the Kingston Room […]
Abbey on view on Christmas Day!
The notice outside Bath Abbey this morning says it all. Today’s special Christmas morning service – being televised live by the BBC – is full. There is another service at noon on Christmas Day – […]
