Models of classical buildings tell the story of architecture from Rome to the Royal Crescent in Bath From Rome to … More
Tag: architecture
Bath’s 2017 is going to be Crescent shaped.
On May 19th, 1767 the foundation stone was laid for the construction of what many would now consider to be Bath’s … More
Help shape our housing & transport future.
People in the West of England are being urged to take the opportunity to shape the area’s housing and transport … More
Water is Best.
We’ve been talking about Bath making more of its natural water heritage. Celebrating cold springs – and the meandering River … More
Wake up to water!
You would think that a city whose fortunes have revolved around its springs and water courses would be doing more … More
Bath Abbey Bake attracts record crowd.
Bath Abbey held another Great Bath Bake Sale on Saturday to raise over £2,000 for the church and other charities … More
Letting light into Sydney Gardens
Plenty of evidence in Bath’s historic Sydney Gardens of a new policy to open up areas of the parkland and … More
Late night opening at Bath’s Fashion Museum
Visitors to Bath’s Fashion Museum will have extra time to browse the world-class displays this summer, as the museum will … More
New eye on Bath
The city of Bath is a major tourist magnet – drawing in around four and a half million visitors each year … More
A peep inside the Gainsborough’s front door!
Just popped into see the very helpful front-of-house staff at Bath’s newest five-star luxury hotel The Gainsborough. It’s the latest … More
Party at the Pools
in Bath, the Cleveland Pools Trust has organised a day of celebrations to mark the bicentenary of Britain’s oldest surviving … More
Put on your walking boots for the Abbey’s Footprint Project.
Bath Abbey is issuing a call for people to put their best feet forward to raise funds for the Footprint … More
Trust in your volunteers.
A sunny celebration in Bath (on Friday, June 5th) on a tiny patch of land where the River Avon meets … More
Jane Austen’s Bath
Jane Austen’s Bath is the title of a new exhibition which will run at Bath & North East Somerset Council’s … More
Keynsham mosaics display leave ‘something to be desired’.
A review now of the display of mosaics that have been incorporated into Keynsham’s new Civic Centre from Bristol-based Anthony Beeson … More
Paving the way for Bath’s visitors.
Nice to welcome a new contributor to the Virtual Museum of Bath. Ken Tatem is a local historian who retired … More
First ‘green’ Western
‘We’re about to put Brunel back into his railway’ said the man from First Great Western when we started chatting … More
Seeing red.
I love the Royal Mail. I recently pointed out the difference in appearance of a Victoria Regina pillar mail box … More