Walk out for heritage charity

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

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

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

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

Haircut 200

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

On Parade.

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

Water disappointment.

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

Pools Trust is​ back in the swim.

It wasn’t the best of presents to receive just before Christmas. Cleveland Pools Trust and their many supporters ended 2017 … More

Rails-way station

I am naturally curious. Don’t know whether it’s journalistic training – or that l came ‘ready-wired’ for being nosey – … More

Working on water.

If you are a regular user of the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath through Bath you may have noticed a group … More

Free lunchtime World Heritage talks at the Guildhall

  A series of free lunchtime talks will take place at the Guildhall, Bath, this November to celebrate the 30th … More

Bath’s heritage blooms amongst the flowers.

Many of  Bath’s museums and heritage interests took part in an open air celebration of World Heritage Day in the … More

Trust in your volunteers.

A sunny celebration in Bath (on Friday, June 5th) on a tiny patch of land where the River Avon meets … More

Bath heritage goes Google!

It was nice to see that a huge international corporation like Google still felt the need to call on a bit … More

Health and Good Fortune in 2014!

A Happy New Year to all followers of The Virtual Museum of Bath. This cyber-site – which embraces the whole … More

Perils of being a postie

 A passerby comes to the aid of a postie stepping into the rainwater ‘lake’ surrounding the Victorian letter-box in historic … More

Bath and The Great War

There will be many ways in which this country – next year – will mark the  centenary of the First … More

Remember when

Those who helped build the main body of the Abbey Church in Bath – constructed around the start of the … More