Found during refurbishment under carpets, a flashback to the early 1990s in the Bath property market – the Property Chronicle from Friday October 8th, 1993! Oh, the days when the area code was 0225 and the charts were full of Mariah Carey, Billy Joel and Janet Jackson. Headlines in this issue of the Chron included… Read More
Peacocks, poultry, antiques and nonagenarian envelopes If you’d like an example of a little act of kindness to brighten up your day in these uncertain times, I’ll share with you a story that unfolded last week. Its got nothing at all to do with estate agency (which you may be thankful for) but instead is… Read More
Aerial photos of Bath – first published in the Bath Chronicle “Down Memory Lane” feature during 2001 and initially taken by the Aerofilm company. With thanks to our lovely client Russell, who found these at the bottom of his wardrobe whilst moving and wanted to donate them to our collection! Each photo has a brief… Read More
Taking a break from property for a moment – one of our delightful owners found this whilst clearing her attic and, knowing I’d be interested in such a slice of Bath history, has allowed me to make and share a copy. Thanks to the technical genius of Ferne and the inimitable Dave Dixon at Minuteman… Read More
I make no secret of my passion for local history and thoroughly enjoy poking around the library or searching the web to see what I can learn. I’m also an avid collector of old photographs, postcards and maps of Bath, which always brings complaints from the kids when I drag them yet again to a… Read More
“Said by many, and with much reason, to occupy a portion of the site of the Roman Basilica, wholly destroyed during the interval between the departures of the Romans and the Saxon Conquest. On the same, or portion of the same, site the Saxon Cathedral of Offa also stood” (R.E.M Peach “Street-Lore of Bath”). “King… Read More
Sparked by a chance conversation with another Moorland Road shop owner, I thought I could do with a little historical research project in my copious spare time! The aim was to illustrate the many changes in our local community “high street” over approx 80yrs. In the spreadsheet below, you’ll find a list of trades and occupations… Read More
Kindly donated by the Skehan family, this photo shows a group of recovering servicemen posing with a nurse in the sensory garden outside the Bath War Hospital huts. Dated between 1916 and 1922. The Bath War Hospital opened in 1916, with 1000 beds and an operating theatre. The structures were demolished in 1929 and the site on… Read More
Having very kindly been lent a copy of Abercrombie’s Plan for Bath from 1945 (thanks to Will Sandry), I’ve been avidly reading some of the ideas for the re-organisation of the city from that time. Due to extensive war damage, Professor Abercrombie was asked to submit (in 1943) “an outline for re-planning the city and… Read More
Bear Flat, Poets Corner and Beechen Cliff – Bear Flat is south of central Bath, largely built during the early years of the reign of King Edward VII. The Wellsway runs through Bear Flat and originally this was the main pilgrimage route from Bath (with its Abbey) to Wells (with its cathedral). ‘Flat’ may be derived from… Read More
Hardly a day goes by in Bath without a famous celebrity being spotted in the street (and mentioned on Twitter!). Apart from having John Cleese and Johnny Depp living with us, Ricky Gervais visiting for the weekend and Nicholas Cage having recently moved from town further into Somerset, Bath is also full of commemorative plaques… Read More
