News & Events
An Update on the Bath Historic Mapping Project
- 23-May-2023
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An update on the progress of the Historical Map of Bath project from our chairman Michael Rowe.
- The project was started in 2022 as a collaboration between ourselves and the Historic Towns Trust. Having raised the initial capital to begin the project, Michael, updates us on the progress of the project.
- https://historyofbath.org/Maps/MapOfBathsHistory
Talk on Stothert & Pitt at the Newly Opened Newark Works
- 28-Apr-2023
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8th June, 7:30pm. Peter Dunn, ex-employee of Stothert & Pitt, will be giving a talk about the Newark Works at the newly opened Newark Works Creative Hub. Fringe Art Bath have been given the use of the upper floor and several other vacant parts of the site for the duration of the Bath Fringe - 26th May to 11th June - and which is where Peter will be giving his talk. This is an excellent opportunity to view the work done to bring the the Works back into use again and to hear about the work carried out there during Stothert's heyday.
- The venue will be open for the during of the Bath Fringe, with the talk being given on the evening of the 8th. N.B. for those who would like to visit the Works and need a parking place, the Avon Street car park is just across the new bridge from the Newark Works. It is also a chance to try out Bath's latest bridge.
Talk on Lower Weston (including Locksbrook & Newbridge) - 1850-1911
- 27-Apr-2023
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15th May 2023, 7:30pm, All Saints Church, Weston - Richard Williams will be giving his talk on Lower Weston to the Weston Local History Society. This is a repeat of the talk given in January to the History of Bath Research Group. All welcome.
A New Historical Map of Bath - Appeal Launch
- 12-Apr-2022
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An Appeal has gone out through our membership, website and wider contacts, for contributions to this exciting new venture in collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust - see the link on our Home Page.
Summer Enquiries That You May Find Of Interest
- 12-Aug-2021
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A number of enquiries have come in over the summer which may be of interest to your members and wider following.
- During the summer we have received a number of enquiries on topics ranging from Bath wine and sugar merchants in the 16th/early 17th century to the history of slide rules. These are interesting to read in their own right but you may also have your own contribution to make. Go to the Notes & Queries page on the website.
Recorded Meetings Now Appearing on Our Website
- 04-Nov-2020
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Meetings are now being recorded and posted on our website, making them accessible to all with internet access after the original meeting dates.
- Due to Covid 19 we have started to run our meetings online using Zoom. One of the benefits of doing this is that we will now be able to offer recordings of these meetings for those who cannot come to our meetings, or for those who want to view the meetings again after the initial meetings session. We will be continuing this during the time when we cannot have meetings at our usual venue and have discussed continuing recording meetings even when things return to normal. Follow the latest developments of this on our meeting page.
Proceedings No 8 Now On Our Website
- 13-Sep-2020
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The 8th Proceedings of the History of Bath Research Group is now available on our website, this edition reports on several of the meetings held this year with additional references to pandemics, current and historical...
Friends of The Victoria Art Gallery - Write-up of Works
- 03-Aug-2020
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Write-up of some of the many works held in the Victoria Art Gallery Collection. now available on this website. Follow the link on the menu above, to Gallery, View Documented Pictures.
- During the lockdown, Michael Rowe who is both the chairman of our own group and of the Friends of The Victoria Art Gallery, decided to keep in touch with the Friends by means of regular write-ups of works to be found in the Gallery collection. We are now pleased to offer these interesting commentaries on pictures on our own website.
Publication of Early Directories on Our Website
- 13-Mar-2020
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Early directories, 1791, 1809, 1819 and 1833 now available online.
- Thanks to the dedicated work of Anne Buchanan, Local Studies Librarian at the Bath Record Office we have been able to include the early directories, 1791, 1809, 1819 and 1833, on the Bath Historical Directories website.
Change to February Meeting
- 27-Jan-2020
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Due to Mike Chapman being unable to give the February lecture Stephen Clews will be giving a talk on Tompion's Clock. This is at the same time, 7:30, and same venue, St. Mary's Bathwick Church Hall, as advertised.