It might not be the biggest museum in the country but Bath’s Herschel Museum of Astronomy can still punch above its weight when it comes to seeing off the competition and winning a prize. It’s […]
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Get the facts right.
Seems one of the things being discussed at some local election public meetings has not gone down well with the city’s heritage ‘watchdogs’ – Bath Preservation Trust. In a statement released today – the Trust’s […]
Focus on Georgian ‘selfies.’
Bath’s premier period house – No 1 Royal Crescent – is currently showing its visitors that the whole social media thing is nothing new. While we – in this age of Instagram – are […]
New ‘hangings’ at No 1
A private collector has generously loaned two large portraits to No. 1 Royal Crescent. They are of Peter and Amy Burrell, who married in 1723, by Allan Ramsay (1713–1784). With no known connection to Bath […]
Making time for history
Bath Preservation Trust is on the look-out for volunteers who want to get involved in promoting some of the city’s history and heritage to our thousands of annual visitors. They are holding an Open Day on […]
Trust say financial risk too great to pursue fight against Cricket Club scheme.
Bath Preservation Trust (BPT) has decided it’s too big a financial risk to proceed further with its fight for a Judicial Review of Bath Cricket Club’s proposed student housing development. The Trust initiated the Judicial […]
What future for Beckford’s Tower?
Next time you take a stroll to the bottom of your garden spare a thought for wealthy 19th century Bath resident William Beckford. The bottom of his garden involved a mile long ride – on […]
In loving memory.
While l am pleased B&NES have managed to get the Laura Place foumntain working again, regular followers of Bath Newseum will know l am criticial of this pathetic celebration of the ‘waters of Bath.’ While […]
Bath Preservation Trust support for Clean Air Zone.
Bath Preservation Trust has come out in support of the proposal by B&NES to introduce a Clean Air Zone in Bath (CAZ) – particularly because its boundaries take into account the through traffic crossing Cleveland […]
Bath’s wonder woman!
Putting aside its World Heritage status – earned for Roman remains and Georgian architecture – Bath can also boast of the part it played in mapping the heavens. Brother and sister – William and Caroline […]
