The Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI) has been awarded a grant to help it research ways to widen its appeal. It’s been given £36,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund which will enable […]
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House record for Aldridge’s
Local auctioneer Ivan Street’s routine visit to a property just outside the city came up with an object which has just broken house records for Aldridge’s of Bath. A Yongzheng celadon ‘flowers and fruit’ bowl […]
History costs!
Bath’s former Mayor and Council ‘Heritage Champion’ Bryan Chalker is on the commemoration war path once again. He’s speaking up for Stothert and Pitt – once the city’s biggest industrial employer. Not content with persuading […]
Take a special look
Venues across Bath and North East Somerset will open up their doors this September as part of an annual nationwide celebration of history, architecture and culture. Heritage Open Days run from Friday 13 to Sunday […]
World Heritage project under way
Work has officially got underway this week on the Roman Bath’s Archway Project which will provide a World Heritage Centre and new educational facilities for visiting schoolchildren. Plus access to as yet unseen parts of […]
Now and then – GWR style
I have just discovered where the old signal box was positioned at Bath Spa railway station. It’s thanks to a brand new animated image sequence which captures the evolution of some of the major stops […]
Behind the scenes tours – Phase 2
As Bath Abbey’s Footprint Project moves into Phase 2, so does the ‘behind the scenes’ tours which enable people to see how this multi-million pound project – to stabilise the floor and improve church facilities […]
Last post.
On May 16th, 1927, the Mayor of Bath, Cedric Chivers opened the newly-built Head Post Office. Standing proudly on the north corner of New Bond Street it replaced the Castle Hotel. It was a distinguished […]
The 18th century selfie.
Today brings a new month and day one of a whole series of special walks by members of the Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides. There’s everything from Bath’s connections with the postal service, and […]
The tragic story behind Mary’s Garden.
At 5 am on Sunday morning, April 26th, 1942, 31 men, women and children were huddled together in a public air raid shelter at Roseberry Road in Twerton. Above them enemy bombers were laying waste […]
