“Synthetic box balls in sombre grey coffin-like pots.’ That’s how one Bath Newseum regular describes the planting at Bath’s re-modelled Saw Close – the open area in front of the Theatre Royal. Wishing to […]
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Urban spaces
I spend a lot of time in Bath’s urban spaces and – unfortunately – am often critical of their upkeep or layout. I have to praise the early stages of humanising the Southgate Shopping area […]
Spot the difference?
Not sure if those clever people inside Bath’s Guildhall are playing a game of ‘spot the difference’ with their citizens, but l could have sworn there used to be more cycle hoops on this civicCount […]
This summer’s ‘selfie’ spot.
Whatever you think of Bath’s annual Christmas Market the one thing l always look forward to is the Abbey Hotel’s ‘Snow Globe’ installation – the location of one of the best festival selfies you can […]
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 – […]
Step in the right direction
Well, the good news coming out of the newly-restyled Saw Close is that those new and ‘dangerous’ steps now bear a white strip on the edge of each tread and even some railings to mark […]
Watch your step!
Bath’s Saw Close has a long and not always noble history. It was where timber was sawn up for our city’s Georgian building boom – trees dragged in over ditches with a man up top […]
New role for the Saw Close.
Newly erected cycle parking and wooden benches is a very obvious clue to the way B&NES views the new-look Saw Close. While no date has been given for the opening of the food outlets, boutique […]
Oh what a Circus!
The things you see when out on your weekly Mayor’s guiding duties. I am a member of the Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides. A group of nearly one hundred volunteers who show visitors […]
Saw Close style.
You can’t see much of Bath’s iconic Empire Hotel (1899-1901 at the moment because the side facing Orange Grove is covered with scaffolding. The five-storeyed, late-Victorian build (there’s a further two storeys in the roof) […]
