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