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 […]
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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 […]
CPRE President in Bath
Emma Bridgewater – President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) – is coming to Bath next month. She’ll be taking part in an informal interview with Caroline Kay who is Chief Executive of […]
Trust calls for action to determine historic building’s future.
A call for action in determining the future of the old King Edward’s Junior School building in Bath’s Broad Street has been made by Bath Preservation Trust. It follows a recent attack by vandals on […]
