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 […]
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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 […]
Heritage Trust take over city archaeology role
B&NES has decided to ‘out-source’ another previous ‘in-house’ service with the announcement that the South West Heritage Trust is to take over the provision of specialist archaeological planning advice to the authority. The Council […]
Rare Roman find at Abbey
Hot on the heels of unearthing part of a mediaeval tiled floor – while engaged on the Footprint Project at Bath Abbey – archaeologists working for Wessex Archaeology have now added a high status Roman […]
More secrets from under the floor.
I find myself getting familiar with the ‘Scott Layer’ – a 1 metre thick layer of rubble under the floor of Bath Abbey which is named after Sir George Gilbert Scott who supervised the last […]
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 to how the West Front – of the huge Norman church that once stood on […]
Behind the scenes.
A chance to look behind the scenes at a multi-million pound project to secure the unique floor of Bath Abbey is coming our way next month. As part of Heritage Open Days people will be […]
‘Flaming’ June at the Roman Baths.
It’s guaranteed to be ‘flaming’ June at Bath’s premier tourist attraction. That’s the month which sees the Roman Baths extend its hours. It will stay open until 10pm every evening this summer, with a torch-lit […]
Barry returns for new look at Roman Baths.
Down in the tunnels below York Street archaeologists have been finishing off their work ready for contractors to move in and start the job of making the lintels that support the road safe. Problems with […]
Uncovering more of Roman Bath
The Bath and Camerton Archaeological Society have been busy under York Street – helping prepare a part of the Roman Baths complex – normally unseen by the public – for upcoming excavations. However, during February, there will […]
