There’s one little piece of Bath’s Georgian heritage that literally leaves me breathless. It’s the passageway known as Walcot Steps – a pedestrian stone staircase that links the city’s artisan quarter with the 18th century […]
Tag: planning
It’s not cricket says Preservation Trust
Bath Preservation Trust has not given up the battle to stop the go-ahead of a student accommodation scheme being built on part of the Bath Cricket Club site – despite the fact it has been […]
Come see, Twerton!
People living in Twerton are being invited to view emerging design options for the redevelopment of Bath City FC’s home ground. The scheme will see the partial redevelopment of Twerton Park, providing new sports facilities, […]
Stirrings at the Corn Market
Something is stirring amongst the stagnant scaffolding surrounding Bath’s 19th century Corn Market at the town end of Walcot Street. The bulk of the building has been derelict for years with plenty of jokes about […]
Shame about the Saw Close.
Am l alone in being very disappointed by the recently ‘re-imagined’ Saw Close – an historic open space which lies just inside what was the old city wall. As part of a recent redevelopment – […]
Rails-way station
I am naturally curious. Don’t know whether it’s journalistic training – or that l came ‘ready-wired’ for being nosey – but l like to explore unusual avenues in search of stories for Bath Newseum. Our […]
New regular market for Bath?
Bath’s historic Abbey Green could soon be the site of a new ‘Independent Market’ which would be held eight times a year. It’s an idea that has been put forward for planning approval by Silvana […]
New future for Newark Works?
While Bath Newseum has been following the archaeology that has been undertaken on the south side of the River Avon – near Churchill Bridge – where flood alleviation work involves reshaping the riverbank – it’s now turning its […]
More room at Bath Spa station when the power lines go through.
Network Rail say they intend keeping Bath Spa station open next April – even though this historic stopping point on the London to Bristol line is going to be subject to major reconstruction work. It’s all part […]
Cleveland Pools lecture, bridge inspection and latest on old Harvester.
Sat in on a free lunchtime lecture at Bath Guildhall given by Sally Helvey who is a trustee of the Cleveland Pools Trust. They of course are hard at work putting together a formal Heritage […]
