Some good news in from Peter Dunn who is Group Volunteer leader – representing a group of people who give their time to keep a unique piece of canal machinery in working order. To […]
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Clean up for York Street arch.
Members of the public will have a chance to see building conservation in action in May, as conservators clean and repair the decorative arch over York Street in Bath, which runs beside the Roman Baths. […]
Another bath comes clean.
A little bit more of the city’s ‘Imperial’ history is coming to light as archaeologists have begun re-excavating a hidden Roman bath at the Roman Baths. The bath was first discovered 130 years ago, but […]
Brothers in arms
A passion for local history and research has brought two brothers together to write a book about a city at war. David and Nigel Lassman were born in Bath and have often heard stories from […]
Sneak peaking at Bath Abbey.
It’s natural to be nosey, and what better place to do that than at Bath Abbey where you are currently being invited to put on hard hats, hi-viz waistcoats and steel capped boots and take […]
Social media – Jane Austen style.
Fashion and literature will come together on Saturday, April 6th at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. The Bath and Bristol Jane Austen Society will be hosting an illustrated talkdiscussing dress and social life […]
Roman Baths steady in UK’s top 25 attractions.
The city’s Roman Baths and Pump Room has maintained its position in the UK’s top 25 attractions with more than 1.3 million visitors in 2018. Visitor numbers fell slightly to 1,302,381 compared to 2017’s record […]
Taking steps to secure a Walcot architectural wonder.
There’s one little piece of Bath’s Georgian heritage that literally leaves me breathless. It’s the passageway known as Walcot Steps – a pedestrian stone staircase that links the city’s artisan quarter with the 18th century […]
Another national body speaks up for Parkside Centre.
The 20th Century Society – a national body that campaigns to safeguard British architecture from 1914 onwards – is joining a list of other bodies objecting to the B&NES proposal to demolish the Parkside Children’s […]
Let’s celebrate Bath!
Bath will celebrate the annual UNESCO World Heritage Day with a free event at Green Park Station on Thursday 18 April 2019, from 11am to 3pm. Visitors of all ages will be able to take […]
