Bath’s parks are at that changeover stage. The last of the spring flowering is fading and it will soon be … More
Category: history
Shiver me timber
More on that renovated balcony at Fitzroy House in Great Pulteney Street where 28 luxury flats are being created from … More
Let a blacksmith be your guide.
OK, so Bath’s famous for Roman remains and Georgian architecture but this Saturday you get a chance to explore another … More
Bath presence on the Thames.
Cranes made by Stothert and Pitt of Bath turn up in places all around the globe. Bath Newseum follower, Neil … More
Not any old hanging basket!
He’s abseiled down the rock face of both Bristol’s Avon Gorge and Cheddar Gorge but today, climber Alex Matheson was easing … More
A spot of guerilla gardening.
Walcot councillor Richard Samuel joined members of the London Road and Snow Hill Partnership in doing some weeding beside this … More
All will be revealed.
Prepare for the east end of Bath Abbey to disappear behind hoarding in about six weeks or so as building … More
Spring is in the fayre.
Out early enough to join the queue waiting to experience the opening of the Spring Fayre B&NES has organised this … More
Lord Adonis in Bath.
Lord Andrew Adonis – one of the sharpest critics of Brexit – was in the city today where he was … More
Just the ticket!
Bath Recreation Limited (BathRec) kindly let me know they had ‘tweeted’ a picture – on Twitter – of the refurbished … More
Watch your step!
Bath’s Saw Close has a long and not always noble history. It was where timber was sawn up for our … More
On Parade.
Parks Department gardeners were hard at work again today getting plantings in Parade Gardens ready for this weekend’s big Bath … More
Not any old iron!
Elsewhere on the site there is an interview explaining how Bath will benefit from the holding of a BathIRON festival … More
Putting on the positive.
The Bath-based Museum of East Asian Art is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a contemporary exhibition about ‘wellness’ at a … More
Floored.
An eagle-eyed follower of this website has raised an issue regarding the work being done on Fitzroy House in Great … More
A couple of changes underway in the layout of Bath’s award-winning Parade Gardens where a flower bed near the loos … More
Bath’s first floating market underway.
Bath’s first-ever floating market is underway today, tomorrow and Monday at Darlington Wharf on the Kennet and Avon Canal. A … More
Earth, wind and fire.
Earth, wind and fire. Not just the name of a successful American band from the 1970’s but some of the … More