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Now and then – GWR style

I have just discovered where the old signal box was positioned at Bath Spa railway station. It’s thanks to a … More

Bath, bath spa station, Brunel, great western railways, GWR, heritage, history, paddington, rail, trains

Honouring Winnie.

Putting the soul into Southgate. That’s how the manager of Southgate Shopping Centre, Guy Henderson, described today’s official unveiling of … More

Bath, Bryan Chalker, history, iceberg, marine, retail, Southgate Shopping Centre, Titanic, Winnie Troutt

Behind the scenes tours – Phase 2

As Bath Abbey’s Footprint Project moves into Phase 2, so does the ‘behind the scenes’ tours which enable people to … More

Bath, Bath Abbey, church, Footprint Project, heritage, history

3D history

State of the art, 3D printing may be brought in to help bring the story of Bath up to date! … More

Bath, Bath tourism, commemorative plaques, heritage, history, UNESCO, World Heritage, World Heritage City, World Heritage Site

In the steps of a hero.

It’s your final chance this coming Saturday morning – June 22nd – to walk in the steps of our nation’s … More

Bath, BRLSI, history, Lord Nelson, Trafalgar

How heritage makes money.

Another record year for the city’s world-famous Roman Baths with 1,202,491 visitors generating £23.3 million income and a surplus profit … More

Archway Project, B&NES, Bath, Fashion Museum, heritage, Heritage Services, history, Museum, Roman, Roman Baths, Stephen Bird MBE, Victoria Art Gallery

A Bath ‘treasure’ still to be fully revealed.

Why is it – when l step down the basement stairs at the Assembly Rooms –  l always get a … More

Bath, Fashion, Fashion Museum Bath, gloves, history, mode, Museum, Rosemary Harden, wedding

Clean sheet for laundry.

It might just be a building housing the city laundry, but that didn’t prevent the craftsmen who erected this 19th … More

architecture, Archway Project, Bath, heritage, history, Roman, Roman Baths, tourism, Victorian, World Heritage Centre

See you at the BRLSI!

I’ve got a date with the Bath Literary and Scientific Institution in Queen Square on Saturday morning – and it’s … More

Admiral Lord Nelson, Bath, BRLSI, hero, history, hms victory, naval, Nelson Trail, Queen Square, Trafalgar

Focus on Georgian ‘selfies.’

  Bath’s premier period house – No 1 Royal Crescent – is currently showing its visitors that the whole social … More

Bath, bath preservation trust, busts, Georgian, heritage, history, image, Instagram, No1 Royal Crescent, Painting, print, Sculpture, selfie

Sneak peaking at Bath Abbey.

It’s natural to be nosey, and what better place to do that than at Bath Abbey where you are currently … More

archaeology, Bath, Bath Abbey, christian, church, Footprint Project, history, ledgers, memorial stones, Wessex Archaeology

Taking steps to secure a Walcot architectural wonder.

There’s one little piece of Bath’s Georgian heritage that literally leaves me breathless. It’s the passageway known as Walcot Steps … More

B&NES, Bath, Bath World Heritage Enhancement Fund, Georgian, graffiti, heritage, history, Paragon, planning, restoration street, stairs, street, tourism, Walcot Street

Ladies of Bath

A tour of many of Bath’s architectural and historical hi-lights with absolutely no charge. That has always been the mission … More

Bath, heritage, history, Mayor's Honorary Guides

History – in the round.

There have been many artists  – over the years – who have been inspired  by ‘The Circus’ here in Bath. … More

architecture, art, Bath, Georgian, Helen Stanfield, history, John Wood the Elder, The Circus

Sunshine, and a blue sky lift.

Found myself pedalling hard up Widcombe Hill this morning on my way to meet a local historian called Alistair at … More

Bath, Bryan Chalker, Crest Riverside, heritage, history, industrial, industry, River Avon, Stothert and Pitt, Thomas a becket Church, Widcome Manor

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 … More

bath preservation trust, Bath tourism, heritage, history, No 1 Royal Crescent, Volunteering

Sydney Gardens wins HLF funding!

Bath’s Sydney Gardens has been saved from dereliction.  The UK’s only surviving Georgian Pleasure Garden – and one of the … More

B&NES, Bath, heritage, history, HLF, Jane Austen, lottery, Sydney Gardens

Heritage Trust take over city archaeology role

  B&NES has decided to ‘out-source’  another previous ‘in-house’ service with the announcement that the South West Heritage Trust is … More

archaeology, Bath, dig, history, South West Heritage Trust

Walk out for heritage charity

The UNESCO World Heritage symbol – set in the cobblestones of Stall Street – is something Heritage Services chief Stephen … More

Archway Project, avebury, Bath, heritage, Heritage Lottery, history, Roman Baths, Stonehenge, UNESCO, World Heritage

Make it more of a People’s Museum?

It’s great that Bath has hot springs, Roman remains and Georgian architecture to bolster its prestige and provide a tourist … More

architecture, Bath, commerce, factory, Georgian, history, Industrial Heritage, industry, Museum, Museum of Bath at Work, Roman, social history, Stothertt and Pitt, trains, trams, Work

Behind the scenes.

A chance to look behind the scenes at a multi-million pound project to secure the unique floor of Bath Abbey … More

archaeology, Bath, Bath Abbey, Coronation, Emery's, Footprint Project, heritage, history, HLF, King Edgar, Norman, Saxon, Stratchey Conservation, Wessex Archaeology

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 … More

architecture, Bath, bath preservation trust, Beckford's Tower, Dr Amy Frost, heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, history, William Beckford, ]

Haircut 200

My thanks to Jenny Noad for these pictures – taken in The Circus yesterday. Jenny writes: “Interesting to see that … More

Bath, heritage, history, John Wood, The Circus, tree surgeon, World Heritage Site

On Parade.

Parks Department gardeners were hard at work again today getting plantings in Parade Gardens ready for this weekend’s big Bath … More

Bath, Bath Spring Fayre, children, Georgian, Georgian Garden, heritage, history, Monks Mill, No 4 The Circus, Parade Gardens, plants, tourism

Water disappointment.

Once every week l join other volunteers who gather to show our visitors – and some locals – around this … More

Avon, Bath, Bladud, Celtic, Colin Fisher, fountains, heritage, history, mayors guides, Signor Stefano Pieroni, springs, thermal, water

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