Bath’s historic Royal Mineral Water Hospital is now officially ‘up for sale’ with the suggested potential of becoming anything from … More
Month: March 2017
Giving thanks for the memories.
National Lottery funding to capture a century’s memories A community project to mark the First World Ware Centenary is being … More
Name that ‘Roman’ tile!
The Roman Baths Foundation has launched a Sponsor a Tile appeal to support the Archway Project and future education and … More
Bath’s doorway shame.
A double-decker bus has been turned into a shelter for the homeless. It’s a news story – covered by the … More
New regular market for Bath?
Bath’s historic Abbey Green could soon be the site of a new ‘Independent Market’ which would be held eight times … More
There’s lights in that tunnel!
I didn’t actually see it cleaned but l did see the friendly guy – who basically makes up the B&NES … More
Jazz and the ‘material’ world.
The Bath-based American Museum opens for the 2017 season with a riot of textile colour – and all that jazz. … More
Greening up the riverbank.
Having had to fell quite a large number of mature specimens when work began, the new ‘Bath Quays Riverside Park’ has welcomed … More
Canalside capers.
Yesterday l nearly ran over a cocker spaniel – as it leapt in the air to try and catch a … More
A new focus for Bath Abbey
Change is afoot at Bath Abbey and it’s getting mixed reviews. The church’s Footprint Project – which will use Heritage … More
Making sense of Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey’s special Saturday attraction this week-end was not to be sniffed at. Well, actually it was, because sniffing the … More
Bridge work at Sainsburys.
The curved roof has now been removed from the pedestrian bridge which gives access across the River Avon to Sainsbury’s … More
Jennifer’s Party!
With due respect to ‘Abigail’- it was most definitely Jennifer’s Party at the Holburne Museum last night as staff, trustees … More
New river crossing approved.
Plans to build Bath Quays Bridge have been granted planning consent. This is the next stage of the development of … More
Names on a Bath stone wall.
This is the sad and neglected Georgian building in Broad Street that was – for over two hundred years – … More
That takes the biscuit.
My thanks to Stephen in Manchester for letting me have the box in which a packet of Bath’s Dr Oliver … More
In tune with a Bath barrel organ.
A famous portable barrel organ, first wheeled around the streets of Bath over 70 years ago to help raise money … More
Another gull campaign underway
Gull nesting season draws near and that means B&NES swings into action with a continuing campaign to lesson the problems … More