John Wood the Elder didn’t live to see his unique ‘Circus’ completed. He died in 1754 shortly after witnessing the laying of the foundation stone of the first of three blocks of a total of […]
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History – in the round.
There have been many artists – over the years – who have been inspired by ‘The Circus’ here in Bath. John Wood the Elder’s Georgian urban masterpiece and the country’s first giant roundabout. However, it […]
Swainswick Church? It’s your local!
I can see the obvious connection between a church and holy orders – it’s how the clergy are ordained after all – but calling ‘last orders!’ for those drinking in the nave, is a new […]
Chairmens’ lodges sold for £159,000.
The last two Georgian-built ‘Chair Attendants’ Lodges’ still standing in Bath are reported to have fetched £159,000 at auction. The West and East Sedan Chair Houses, which are thought to have been built in the […]
No 4
Bath has hidden historic gems – as well as its big architectural set pieces. One of them is the restored Georgian Garden behind number 4, the Circus. Between 1985 and 1988 the overgrown and inaccessible […]
Square deal proposed for historic urban space
A scheme to close two of the lengths of road around Queen Square for big events could lead to something more permanent – if the proposal is seen to work in terms of traffic management. […]
