State of the art, 3D printing may be brought in to help bring the story of Bath up to date! (The image above – by the way – is a kit you can buy at […]
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Tag: UNESCO
Let’s celebrate Bath!
Bath will celebrate the annual UNESCO World Heritage Day with a free event at Green Park Station on Thursday 18 April 2019, from 11am to 3pm. Visitors of all ages will be able to take […]
Bath aims for heritage ‘double’
Bath’s bid for a rare double-listing as a World Heritage Site, ranking it alongside cities like Bruges and Barcelona, will be made to UNESCO on 31 January. The city is joining ten other European spa […]
Walk out for heritage charity
The UNESCO World Heritage symbol – set in the cobblestones of Stall Street – is something Heritage Services chief Stephen Bird steps over on his way to work every morning. But at 8 am – […]
How city could benefit from seeing double. But suffer from a lack of loos!
Bath could benefit from a rare double-listing as a World Heritage site as part of an international Great Spas of Europe project– boosting tourism and global awareness of the city. It has been identified among […]
Pay and stay – says local heritage chief.
With increasing numbers of visitors Bath should be doing more to manage and market its status – and that includes introducing a voluntary tourist tax. That’s according to Professor Barry Gilbertson who is Chairman of […]
Trust calls for action to determine historic building’s future.
A call for action in determining the future of the old King Edward’s Junior School building in Bath’s Broad Street has been made by Bath Preservation Trust. It follows a recent attack by vandals on […]
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 Bridge – and regarding the crack in the stone facade to one side of this […]
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 Pulteney Bridge which is – itself – exhibiting a widening crack in its stonework. Bearing […]
Going underground.
I joined around a dozen Bath traders from the York Street area last night on a fact-finding mission – above and below ground level. These are business people who share their location with the Roman […]
