Tag: Georgian

Old KES Junior School now secured!

Good to know they’ve sent someone in to secure this historic building once more – but it was a  shame … More

Get out of Bath!

Christmas excesses and New Year resolutions could both lead you to consider a late stocking filler which offers you fourteen … More

Chairmens’ lodges sold for £159,000.

The last two Georgian-built ‘Chair Attendants’ Lodges’ still standing in Bath are reported to have fetched £159,000 at auction. The … More

Putting Sydney Gardens out to grass.

Let me start by saying that l know the guys from the city’s parks department do a great job – … More

A temple of convenience.

Bath’s Sydney Gardens has a long and illustrious history. Laid out as commercially-run 18th century pleasure grounds –  in which … More

That chandelier moment!

Twice a year the very expensive Georgian crystal glass chandeliers at the Assembly Rooms are lowered towards the floor for … More

A museum without a home?

Bath has plenty of museums to celebrate and explore its Roman, Georgian and Victorian pasts but – until quite recently … More

Names on a Bath stone wall.

This is the sad and neglected Georgian building in Broad Street that was – for over two hundred years – … More

Show your support for the Georgian lido.

A end of year plea now for Bathonians to get behind a local project that will revive an important part … More

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

Have your say this week – on plans to re-open Bath’s historic Cleveland Pools

Many Bath locals will remember swimming in the open air Cleveland Pools with great affection. The exciting plans for the … More

Go Georgian for World Heritage Day

Visit Bath’s Assembly Rooms today and you might just bump into Captain Wade – the ‘Master of Ceremonies’ who organised events … More

Cleveland Pools dig.

  Archaeological investigations, funded by Historic England, have just been completed in the Ladies Perpetual Shower Bath building at Bath’s … More

Chopsticks and pizza for The Corridor

Nice to see some new businesses moving into  The Corridor – Bath’s historic and late-Georgian covered shopping centre. At the Union … More

Chat about fashion

Top designer Gareth Pugh will make a special appearance at Bath’s Fashion Museum this November for a one-off ‘In Conversation’ … 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 doll’s-eye view of Georgian fashion

Next year Bath will be exploring its Georgian connections in many different ways to mark the  tercentenary of the establishment … More

Bath plans for Georgian anniversary.

On August 1st 1714 George l  became the first monarch of the House of Hanover. So next year – 2014 … More