As l had assumed, the fountain in Laura Place has been turned off while engineers try to deal with the latest foam attack on this – the only real celebration of Bath’s waters in this […]
Tag: Laura Place
What’s that in your window?
This year’s Bath Festival – a celebration of music and literature featuring more than 120 events over ten days – gets underway on Friday, May 17th with Party in the City. It’s a popular opener […]
Blooming shame
I know it’s another lovely day – weather-wise – but l am a bit angry this morning. The sound of a buzzing saw means that – somewhere – a tree is being felled. In this […]
Bath’s ‘display’ freebie.
Been out and about in this glorious autumnal sunshine today – Friday, October 19th – and have to say our riverside foliage looks a treat. Unlike our pending Christmas lights switch on – Nature provides […]
In Bath, we rust.
There’s a good chance those rust-covered and expensive planters may stay on the London Road after all – though maybe in different positions. Took B&NES a couple of years to take action on a safety […]
New pump for Laura Place fountain
It’s official. The reason why the fountain in Laura Place is not operating. It needs a new pump. I bumped into the contractors filling the bowl as part of the fountain’s recommissioning after its winter […]
Tell Laura we love her!
Came across the men B&NES had tasked with commissioning the Laura Place fountain in time for the Easter weekend and the start of the new season. Was a bit of a slow fill – with […]
Be gone!
Two things in Bath l am hoping to see the back of very soon as we march into 2018. One of them is the skip that has been parked on the Laura Place approach to […]
Go with the flow for Bath’s future.
It’s amazing to think that six thousand Bathonians turned out to watch when the original fountain in Laura Place was switched on in the late 19th century. In a city famous for its waters – […]
Autumn turn off.
When do you know that summer is officially over. Forget the Autumn Equinox and just look out for those very polite workmen from Zeta Services who are employed by B&NES to clean out the fountain […]
