At 5 am on Sunday morning, April 26th, 1942, 31 men, women and children were huddled together in a public air raid shelter at Roseberry Road in Twerton. Above them enemy bombers were laying waste […]
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Those wartime years remembered.
Sixty outstanding artworks from the 1940s – including some wartime images of Bath – will be showcased in a new Summer exhibition next month at the Victoria Art Gallery. War and Rumours of War: 1940s […]
Brothers in arms
A passion for local history and research has brought two brothers together to write a book about a city at war. David and Nigel Lassman were born in Bath and have often heard stories from […]
Historic canal under attack.
Always the same isn’t it? The week a vital member of staff takes a holiday, his services are suddenly urgently needed! Bit of a shock greeting narrow boat crews and towpath users on the K […]
A broader canvas.
Just back from a trip to Paris. It’s always a pleasure to spend time in the French capital – though things didn’t start too well with my wallet being stolen between stepping off the RER […]
The turning of our year.
There are a few people who will not be following me through into 2018. My sisters and l have lost our mother – and l have also said goodbye to several dear friends – in […]
Larkhall Carnival memories
The recent annual Larkhall Festival has brought back memories for one former resident.. The Virtual Museum was contacted by Mr Eddy Priest who lived in Larkhall from 1949 to 1970. He told me : “I […]
