Sensual delights!

It’s that faithful old fountain in Laura Place grabbing my attention again today but – while l still live in … More

More problems at The Corridor.

Wyatt’s windy walk this Saturday morning. Popped in for some quick shopping in time to catch some guys busy repairing … More

Floored.

An eagle-eyed follower of this website has raised an issue regarding the work being done on Fitzroy House in Great … More

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 … More

Bath’s empty basin.

Seems the Laura Place fountain has developed pump problems again. The basin has been drained and the fountain out of … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

Paint it red.

Good to see some skilled local operatives from Royal Mail have been splashing some new Pillar Box Red paint on … More

Where’s your postal pride?

I have – in the past – spoken of the ‘plight’ of less-prestigious pillar boxes around the city of Bath. … More

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 … More

Seeing red.

I love the Royal Mail. I  recently pointed out the difference in appearance of a Victoria Regina pillar mail box … More

A Hussar and a park called Henrietta.

Pulteney Bridge – one of Bath’s most iconic architectural set-pieces – was apparently designed to lead to even greater glories. … More

Solving a Pulteney Street mystery.

Architecturally speaking, Great Pulteney Street is one of Bath’s great set pieces and has to rank among Britain’s finest formal … More

Pavement poems and yellow blobs!

Nice touch – l think – at the New Bond Street end of Milsom Street where poetry has been etched … More

Street Art?

Bath’s famous for its buskers – though not everyone is happy about the amplifiers they are taking in tow around … More

Weir! Where?

Christmas Eve brought blue skies and calmer and colder weather after the deluge of the previous storm-filled day. It also … More

Lights up Bath

I have seen a lantern procession before – a couple of hundred kids and their parents and grandparents climbing up … More

Historic Huntsman back in business.

Bath gets ready to welcome back The Huntsman pub into its drinking fold. The historic building – in front of … More

Respect! – for the ‘Penfold Hexagonal’

It is, he said, faded and defaced. It’s little companion coin-in-the-slot stamp dispenser empty and forgotten. This is a ‘GR’ pillar … More

Pavement history

One of Bath’s most historic thoroughfares has been included in a study which has identified the fifty greatest streets in … More

Pavement puzzle.

Just days ago l was asking if anyone could solve the mystery of the initials ‘B.C’ carved into the front … More

‘B.C.’ was here!

The Virtual Museum bicycle had been dropped off at Take Charge Bikes on Bathwick Hill for essential brake repairs – … More

The day that the rains came down!

My partner took this while sheltering under the entrance to the Holburne Museum at the far end of Great Pulteney … More

Sorted – and sort it!

Good to see the hanging flower baskets – dislodged when the old Habitat store was boarded up a couple of … More