Bryan Chalker is an ex B&NES councillor – and former Mayor of Bath – who is now getting used to the sound of silence. Let me explain. He has had a ‘bee in his bonnet’ […]
Tag: Stothert and Pitt
Plaques to honour Stothert and Pitt
One of Bath’s biggest industrial names of the recent past looks likely to be properly acknowledged in the near future. The city’s ‘heritage champion’ Bryan Chalker tells me: ” A further two families have pledged […]
Bath’s Titanic survivor makes her mark.
Once a ‘Heritage Champion’ always a heritage champion it seems – even though ex councillor and mayor Bryan Chalker no longer holds the B&NES title. But in this case he’s happy to leave the welfare […]
Bumper birthday for Bath firm
Bath-based Hawker Joinery – one of the best-known heritage businesses in the country – will be celebrating its centenary in grand style this Friday. Hawker Joinery will be marking 100 years of making bespoke joinery with […]
Sunshine, and a blue sky lift.
Found myself pedalling hard up Widcombe Hill this morning on my way to meet a local historian called Alistair at the historic Church of St Thomas a Becket alongside the wonderful Georgian Widcombe Manor. Squeaking […]
Taking a jab at our memorial jib.
Sad to hear the old steam-driven crane – down at the Crest Riverside development – has attracted the attention of vandals. It was installed there as a memorial to Stothert and Pitt – the Bath […]
Crane spotting
Every proud Bathonian should know we used to have an industry that made its presence felt on docksides around the world. To quote Ken Andrews and Stuart Burroughs – authors of the book “Stothert and […]
Bath presence on the Thames.
Cranes made by Stothert and Pitt of Bath turn up in places all around the globe. Bath Newseum follower, Neil Garrett chanced upon a pair in London a few years ago. “I now live in […]
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 […]
Riverside crane is a painting marathon.
The volunteers busy painting a crane at Bath Riverside are making good progress on what has now been described as a ‘painting marathon.’ They are helping to brighten up a ‘city treasure’ under the direction of Bryan […]
