Now this was not a pretty sight. One of the most famous faces of Bath reduced to thumbing a lift outside the Bath tourist attraction where he has spent the past 12 years – on […]
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Tag: World Heritage Site
With a little help from our friends.
Just in case you hadn’t noticed already, Bath is a big player in the heritage business. With Roman remains and fine Georgian architecture it’s no surprise to realise just how much of the city’s economy […]
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My thanks to Jenny Noad for these pictures – taken in The Circus yesterday. Jenny writes: “Interesting to see that beautiful, infamous Plane trees in the Circus are having their health check-up. Thankfully, they are […]
A helping hand for Bath’s heritage.
The scaffolding that has been fronting Hales the Chemist in Bath’s Argyle Street will be coming down in the next few days. It has been supporting members of the Cliveden Conservation team who have been […]
Bath’s new hotel opens for business
The new Apex City of Bath Hotel has had what you might call a ‘soft opening’ with forty odd rooms now taking paying guests. The reception and downstair bar areas are also in business. I […]
Have your say on heritage.
Members of the public are being asked to comment on plans to enhance Bath’s World Heritage status. The City of Bath World Heritage Site Management Plan – devised by B&NES – has been renewed with […]
Looking into Bath’s heritage future.
Everything from traffic and bad architecture to waterways and pollution were under discussion today during a ‘workshop’ held at Bath Assembly Rooms to help B&NES formulate a World Heritage Management Plan for the next six […]
Celebrate World Heritage Day in Bath
Prior Park Landscape Garden will be playing host to Bath’s World Heritage Day celebrations today – Sunday April 19th. This popular annual event is now in its sixth year, and has been held at locations […]
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 […]
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 and it has nothing to do with the city’s Roman or Georgian past. Just across […]
