Beautiful villages and towns in the North East Somerset area are set to receive a major tourism boost thanks to a new project being funded by Bath and North East Somerset Council with Visit Somerset. […]
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Go fix your flags!
The red, white and blue of our Union flag was imprinted upon my brain at an early age. I was nearly four when Elizabeth Regina went to collect her crown. Though the event was televised […]
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 the weather or a vehicle passing too close? I know talks are continuing between B&NES […]
Bath’s first ‘lollipop’ lady
Back in August the Virtual Museum of Bath carried a story regarding the setting up of the School Crossing Patrol Service for Bath & North East Somerset Council which was celebrating 60 years of existence. […]
‘Rogues gallery’ goes on-line.
Embezzlement, theft, burglary, pickpocketing and begging: all these crimes and more are to be found in the records of Bath prisoners whose portraits have just been put online by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s […]
Off the streets & into the kitchen?
My thanks to Virtual Museum follower Terry James for this image. A sign painted on a Georgian house in Gay’s Hill, Lower Camden in Bath. Can anyone tell us more? There must be a connection […]
Sign of the times!
Larkhall is one Bath community that can still proudly boast that it has three pubs along its ‘main road’ and one of them – the Bladud’s Head – has been making some interesting discoveries whilst […]
Turning Bath’s past into a digital future.
There cannot be many people – with an interest in local history – who have not heard of Bath in Time. It’s an organisation which – since its inception in 2007 – has managed to […]
‘Steam-Punk’ Christmas at American Museum.
Having been lucky enough to join members and volunteers at last night’s preview of Christmas at the American Museum l can certainly say that this year’s Yule-tide take is very different. If like me you […]
Another Roman baths!
Bath’s amazing Roman bathing complex is a top attraction for people visiting this World Heritage city but other than using their imagination there is no way of seeing what a bustling hub it must have […]
