Wyatt’s windy walk this Saturday morning. Popped in for some quick shopping in time to catch some guys busy repairing the ornate ironwork gates at the High Street end of The Corridor – itself currently […]
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Tag: Great Pulteney Street
Floored.
An eagle-eyed follower of this website has raised an issue regarding the work being done on Fitzroy House in Great Pulteney Street where 28 luxury flats are being created from five Grade 1 listed townhouses. […]
Pulling the plug for winter shut down.
The Laura Place fountain – just recently – would have been equally at home in the approach road to the ‘Emerald City’ in the Land of Oz – so green was its contents. Though its […]
Bath’s empty basin.
Seems the Laura Place fountain has developed pump problems again. The basin has been drained and the fountain out of action for several weeks. A spokesperson for B&NES has confirmed it is a mechanical fault. […]
No turf but plenty of tarmac.
Welcome to another Bath Newseum ‘vlog’ as a way of introducing you to a couple of new heritage stories coming your way…….
Bring back our cycle hoops.
Oh the irony of the top cycling Tour Series coming to Bath for ‘Round Six’ and the council enthusiasm for cycling in general. Outside the same Guildhall – that bears this giant banner advertising the […]
Cycle race guaranteed bumpy finish!
There’s a certain irony in the fact that Bath is hosting the first ever Saturday night stage of The Tour Series and the Matrix Fitness Women’s Grand Prix with a brand new city centre route […]
Paint it red.
Good to see some skilled local operatives from Royal Mail have been splashing some new Pillar Box Red paint on those familiar Bath-based examples of street furniture which have become such British cultural icons. The first […]
Where’s your postal pride?
I have – in the past – spoken of the ‘plight’ of less-prestigious pillar boxes around the city of Bath. If you are a rare Victorian box in classy Great Pulteney Street you get a […]
Hit and runner damages Laura Place Fountain.
Oh dear! Got an idea that someone or something has collided with an edge of the Laura Place Fountain. The ‘ashtray’ – as it is affectionately known – was already looking in a sorry state. […]
