Phase One of Bath Abbey’s multi-million-pound Footprint Project has involved the lifting of several hundred memorial stones from the floor … More
Author: Richard Wyatt
Freelance Journalist, broadcaster, columnist and local historian. Director of Bath Newseum. Married and lives in Bath.
Interested in local history, architecture and visual display in museums and urban spaces.
Payback time to save the tiger.
I am old enough to remember the commercials that urged us to ‘put a tiger in our tank’ -or how … More
What’s your game?
Want to watch local football for free? No scaling walls is needed – and nor would l suggest it – … More
Taking a jab at our memorial jib.
Sad to hear the old steam-driven crane – down at the Crest Riverside development – has attracted the attention of … More
Women at war
The First World War was a conflict on a scale never experienced before and one in which a regular army … More
Was this how Bath’s Norman Cathedral looked?
Could images discovered on medieval tiles, which have just been found under the floor of Bath Abbey, give a clue … More
What’s the BIG idea?
The local group who say they want to kick national party politics out of the Bath’s Guildhall say they have … More
B&NES to join regional transport body?
Plans for Bath & North East Somerset to join forces with other South West authorities to improve roads and rail … More
It’s your heritage.
Venues across Bath and North East Somerset will open up their doors in September as part of an annual, nationwide … More
Bath to get ‘litter patrols’
B&NES is about to ‘up the stakes’ when it comes to littering the streets of Bath. The Council’s proposing litter … More
Alan Titchmarsh at American Museum
Celebrity gardener, Alan Titchmarsh, will be visiting The American Museum & Gardens, in Bath on September 15th, to officially launch … More
Behind the scenes.
A chance to look behind the scenes at a multi-million pound project to secure the unique floor of Bath Abbey … More
Twilight Talks
The Fashion Museum Bath will host a series of Twilight Talks this autumn, where expert speakers will talk about fashion-related … More
New homes – and a new way into the Lido?
Until recently, the north east end of this terrace in Hampton Row – the derelict bit nearest the railway line … More
There’s something ‘BIG’ in the neighbourhood….
…… And it’s certainly likely to spook members of existing polical groups who will be doing battle – at next … More
Music for the Mind.
It’s ten years since l travelled down to Wells to compere a concert at the Bishop’s Palace which had … More
What future for the meadows?
Whitehall cut-backs in local government funding – and the increased demands on social services from us all living longer – … More
Museum’s royal birthday party.
HRH Duke of Gloucester will mark the beginning of the 40th birthday celebrations of the Museum of Bath at Work … More