My thanks to Virtual Museum follower Terry James for this image. A sign painted on a Georgian house in Gay’s … More
Tag: Virtual Museum
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 … More
Art and the rail engineer
Brunel’s Great Western Railway certainly opened up Bath in terms of transport and trade but this engineering marvel came in … More
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
Shop window on Medieval Bath
A rather forgotten period in Bath‘s illustrious past is getting a shop-front showing in a new business that has just … More
Bath’s hidden Chinese history
A little bit of Bath‘s hidden history is going to be revealed to us all in a couple of months … More
Statue moves!
Looks like the double-life-sized torso of Olympic swimmer Mark Foster – which stands at the entrance to the SouthGate Shopping … More
Bath Rugby Club’s Vision for the future!
Bath Rugby Club’s plans for a new arena at the Rec have finally gone on show. A 16,500-capacity stadium which … More
‘B.C.’ was here!
The Virtual Museum bicycle had been dropped off at Take Charge Bikes on Bathwick Hill for essential brake repairs – … More
‘Doing the Pools’
We are not talking here of that old weekly ritual of getting eight football draws in a pools-coupon line but … More
Behind the scenes
Bath’s Fashion Museum is fifty this year and what a little gem we have tucked away in the basement of … More
Another Roman baths!
Bath’s amazing Roman bathing complex is a top attraction for people visiting this World Heritage city but other than using … More
A club for all!
You may think the sun had set on the last of the British Empire but you’d be wrong. There’s one … More
Wave goodbye to the trains
Brunel laid out the section of his Great Western Railway which passed through Bath’s Sydney Gardens like a stage with … More
Why Minerva’s on the move!
Looks like better weather has helped the Roman Baths and Fashion Museum make up this year for disappointing visitor numbers … More
A real rags to riches tale!
Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery is currently staging a stunning loan exhibition of more than 50 paintings and drawings to mark … More
Northumberland Place restoration underway
The boards were coming off the fire gutted premises of Nicholas Wylde the Jewellers in Northumberland Place today (Tuesday) and … More
Thanks for your views!
Since the Virtual Museum of Bath was first launched into cyber-space l am now pleased to report that postings have … More
Council’s cycle champ weighs in
Seems B&NES is caught between the ‘Devil and the deep blue sea’ when it comes to taking action over bikes … More
Heads up, Walcot Street wins!
Well it did not take the Virtual Museum of Bath very long to solve the mystery of the new little … More
Reflecting on its future?
The image is of Britain’s first open-air lido and a Georgian one to boot! It’s Cleveland Pools – opened in … More
It’s a mystery!
Sally Helvey who is the Marketing Co-ordinator for the Cleveland Pools Trust here in Bath has been puzzling over our … More
Buskers inside Bath Abbey?
Comments recently here on the Virtual Museum site about the exhibition of contemporary art at Bath Abbey. The point was … More
The Colmer’s connection linking Bath with Australia!
The Virtual Museum recently ran a feature on the history of the Colmers Department Store that was in business in … More
One hundred year old hall.
The village of Corston is celebrating the centenary of its village hall this week-end with a special exhibition featuring the community’s … More
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