Plans to manage the growth and distribution of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Bath have been given the green light by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 8 November). The recommendations […]
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Month: October 2017
Into the Labyrinth
An invitation to come and help recreate the Georgian labyrinth in Bath’s Sydney Gardens has been made by the Parks for People Project who are behind plans to secure Lottery Fund money to restore the […]
Temple Ruin
It’s a landmark building in historic Sydney Gardens. Minerva’s Temple by A J.Taylor – built to promote Bath at the Empire Exhibition – held in the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, London in 1911. It was re-erected […]
A (paint) brush with the past.
Elsewhere on this website you will see a story reflecting the sad state of affairs in historic Sydney Gardens. The ‘Friends’ are helping to put together a Heritage Lottery Fund application to – hopefully – […]
Chairmens’ lodges sold for £159,000.
The last two Georgian-built ‘Chair Attendants’ Lodges’ still standing in Bath are reported to have fetched £159,000 at auction. The West and East Sedan Chair Houses, which are thought to have been built in the […]
Putting Sydney Gardens out to grass.
Let me start by saying that l know the guys from the city’s parks department do a great job – with ever-decreasing funds – but it’s a fact of life that more time and effort […]
Update on Westgate Street tarmac.
I have often said Bath’s Westgate Street is one of the most battered and abused roads in the city. It’s often blocked with delivery vans and lorries, and its pennant kerb stones broken or dislodged […]
The Public House – Three Presentations with Films
Some special lectures – with films – coming up in November at the Museum of Bath at Work. Local Historian Kirsten Elliott will introduce three lectures with documentary films made in the 20th century on […]
Getting a picture on Bath’s pollution.
Smart cameras and equipment to count incoming traffic are to be deployed by Bath & North East Somerset Council at a range of locations including rush hour hotspots over the coming weeks. The temporary measures, […]
Time for a coach congestion charge says BPT.
B&NES new coach parking strategy for the city comes under fire – from heritage watchdogs – Bath Preservation Trust – for increasing pollution and congestion and impacting badly on central heritage sites. It goes on […]
