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Bridge crack? We’re keeping an eye on it says Council.

Well, l have finally had my official answer from B&NES regarding the sorry state of the stone balustrade alongside Pulteney … More

architecture, B&NES, Bath, Bridge, conservation, heritage, pulteney bridge, Robert Adam, UNESCO

It’s a ‘no’ to a Pulteney Bridge interview

  Followers of Bath Newseum will know l am a little shocked at the state of the stone balustrade facing … More

B&NES, Bath, Cllr Charles Gerrish, pulteney bridge, tourism, UNESCO, World Heritage

Bridge work

The Bath Newseum story about the weed-infested stone balustrade beside Pulteney Bridge prompted an email from a follower in the … More

Bath, Boston, Georgian Group, pulteney bridge, tourism, USA

Not a pretty picture.

As far as ‘photo opportunities’ go, Grand Parade is THE spot for tourists to stop and take a ‘selfie’ with … More

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Be gone!

Two things in Bath l am hoping to see the back of very soon as we march into 2018. One … More

Bath, Cleveland Bridge, Laura Place, pulteney bridge, road, skip, tollhouse

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Sunshine and blue skies over Bath this morning as l chanced upon a few signs that – despite the warm … More

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Colonnades plan fails.

A proposal to open up the Colonnades underneath Grand Parade for commercial use has been greeted with a no vote from councillors … More

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Blowing in the wind?

I am hoping Virtual Museum followers right be able to help me with this one. Someone asked me if l … More

Georgian Group, pulteney bridge, Robert Adam

Paving the way!

It’s good to report a positive development that has really tided up a ‘work in progress’ beside Pulteney Bridge. The … More

Duck Son & Pinker, Future Heritage Group, pulteney bridge, Waitrose

A Hussar and a park called Henrietta.

Pulteney Bridge – one of Bath’s most iconic architectural set-pieces – was apparently designed to lead to even greater glories. … More

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Is Bath ready for a tourist tax?

One of Bath’s most iconic tourist locations is looking a bit lack-lustre at present. The stone balustrade separating Grand Parade from … More

pulteney bridge, Pulteney Weir

Bath’s heritage in decay says councillor.

The crumbling state of the balustrade looking down on Bath’s iconic Pulteney Bridge and Weir has prompted one local councillor … More

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Doors open again at the Newark Works

Some good news at last for one of Bath’s most sensitive derelict sites. The old Newark Works – historic home … More

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Derelict fountain takes a further knock

Sad to see the fountain in Laura Place has been damaged with stonework on the basin broken away. Was it … More

Bath, City of Bath College, England, Laura Place, Laura Place Bath, pulteney bridge, Somerset, Stonemasonry

Weir! Where?

Christmas Eve brought blue skies and calmer and colder weather after the deluge of the previous storm-filled day. It also … More

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Lights up Bath

I have seen a lantern procession before – a couple of hundred kids and their parents and grandparents climbing up … More

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Respect! – for the ‘Penfold Hexagonal’

It is, he said, faded and defaced. It’s little companion coin-in-the-slot stamp dispenser empty and forgotten. This is a ‘GR’ pillar … More

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The art of saying ‘I do!’

Couples can now have a picture perfect wedding at Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Victoria Art Gallery. The Gallery, near … More

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Sorted – and sort it!

Good to see the hanging flower baskets – dislodged when the old Habitat store was boarded up a couple of … More

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Come float your boat says river protestor

Pulteney Weir protestor Charlie Dancey has let the Virtual Museum know that he is back on the weir and busy … More

Bath and North East Somerset Council, Charlie Dancey, Newark Works, pulteney bridge, Pulteney Weir, Stothert and Pitt

Oh what a beauty!

I had a coffee this afternoon with a man who is proving to be a bit of a thorn in … More

Bath and North Somerset Council, Bath Enterprise Area, Newark Works, pulteney bridge, Pulteney Weir

A flood of memories

Putting Bath‘s three thermal springs to one side, the main water feature in this city is the river that runs … More

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Wet and dry

Good to see the contemporary fountain installation on the corner of Walcot Street and the London Road – by St … More

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Bikes, bus-shelters and Brunel.

Great to see all the work coming to an end around the Guildhall where extended paving and a new crossing … More

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Pulteney Weir to power Christmas lights?

  Well it’s a novel way of making a point – about how we’ve ignored the River Avon’s potential – … More

Bath, Christmas, hydro-electrtic, pulteney bridge, sustainable-energy

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