A little email ‘tip-off’ from Sydney Gardens Community Ranger, Sue Palmer, sent me scuttling off to visit another public garden space in Bath. Sue wrote: ‘Just thought to let you know (in case you haven’t […]
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Mr B plus
Good to see Mr B’s bookshop just got bigger. Not only is this an independent retailer having faith in the future of Bath’s ‘High Street’ but it’s an enlarged opportunity for youngsters to go and […]
Take a plinth, Miss Austen!
While local academic Professor Tim Mowl has been arguing for a statue to be erected in Bath to honour architect John Wood – it seems the figure of Jane Austen could be first to occupy […]
In the footsteps of a hero.
One of the more unusual objects now on display in the new ‘Chosen’ exhibition at the BRLSI is a phial of liquid – said to be liquor from the brandy-filled barrel which brought Lord Nelson’s […]
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 […]
A column about Nelson.
It’s still a bit weird to realise that this year’s summer exhibition – which has just opened at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution – features an object that l have been fortunate enough […]
Blooming shame
I know it’s another lovely day – weather-wise – but l am a bit angry this morning. The sound of a buzzing saw means that – somewhere – a tree is being felled. In this […]
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 […]
Shakespeare’s Women
What was it with Shakespeare? Viola loves Orsino dressed as Cesario, disguised as a boy shepherd Rosalind woos Orlando under guise of ‘curing him of his love for Rosalind and Bassanio parts with the ring […]
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 […]
