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Bath, York Street and Roman Baths c1955
Bath, York Street and Roman Baths c1955 Ref: B33099
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 Bath, Southgate Street 1904 (ref: 52994) |
Year: 1890s
Southgate Hotel
My Great Great Grandparents were William and Elizabeth Pratt. In the 1880s William and his family had lived and worked on the Longleat Estate, William was the Head Gardener at that time. In 1891 they moved to Bath, and sadly William died there in 1892, and on his death certificate it stated that he died at 24 Southgate Street. Further sadness followed when son Arthur Reginald also died, he was only 14. Thanks to the Bath Post Office Directories of 1895 I was able to establish that the address was the Southgate Hotel and the Proprietor is stated as William's wife Elizabeth. The Southgate Hotel can be seen on photo ref 52994 on the right hand side looking up Southgate Street, the first building is the public house The Full Moon, then Dorchester St intersects, the next building is no 26, in 1895 was named Bright William & Son Chemist ,followed by no 25 The Refreshment Rooms, and next door is no 24, Southgate Hotel. The hotel is identifiable if one looks closely, it juts out slightly after the the long building that housed nos 25-26, it's also taller than the buildings either side, the windows are of a shape that gave the hotel a lot of character. So the Pratt family had contributed their bit to the now long gone Southgate St, by providing a roof over the heads of those who chose to stay at The Southgate Hotel, and have left me with a story to tell my family and a photo for them to see. Last edited: 11/09/2008 10:34 by Clive Pratt |
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 Bath, Great Pulteney Street 1887 (ref: 19589) |
Where have the trees gone?
Does anyone know when the trees were felled? I have found a slightly later photo around the turn of the century and this has the trees still. Today there are none, although I think those on Laura Place are still there. If anyone knows about this, I'd love to hear from you: moretrees@live.co.uk Posted: 26/06/2008 13:37 by Adam Gretton |
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 Bath, Grand Pump Room Hotel 1901 (ref: 46476) |
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As a former resident of Bath I recall that this building was not particularly liked. In 1959 the hotel was demolished and a block of 33 flats at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor level with shops at the ground floor was built. The quality of building work and the amenities of the building was exceptional and included electric underfloor heating beneath parquet floors in the main living room and an air extractor system to bathrooms and kitchens without external windows. The two side wings of the property housed lifts serving the three floors and also included very convenient rubbish chutes. There was also an entryphone system - a relatively new concept in Britain at that time. The rooms in the flats were well proportioned with 9' ceilings and large sash windows. Because of the underlying geology of the area it was necessary to construct a deep and strong platform several metres below street level over which were constructed vertically doubled basements for the overlying shops. The lower basement of one of the shops was immediately above the outflow from the Hot Spring on the opposite side of Stall Street and an interesting side effect of this was that during the long and severe winter of 1962/63 the building was the only one in the immediate area which did not have its water supply frozen. Other local residents had to draw water on a daily basis from a stand pipe adjacent to the building on the corner of Stall Street and Cheap Street. I rented a bed-sitting room flat in the centrefront at first floor level that winter with a view of Bath Abbey identical to that enjoyed by thousands of guests in the rooms over the Grand Pump Room Hotel's portico. Last edited: 11/05/2006 10:23 by Dr K Mackenzie |
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 Combe Down, Combe Road c1955 (ref: C143003) |
Childhood Days A memory of Combe Down, Avon This picture of Combe Road brings back many memories, looking straight ahead and slightly to the right is Summer Lane where I attended infant school, the shop on the left was a tobacconist and sweet shop at this time. On the right of the picture would be the King William pub, adjacent to the shop was a small lane that lead to the local garden allotments, my father had one of these. Combe Down was, and still is a lovely village, albeit too many cars these days. Summer Lane leads on to Monkton Combe another lovely old village with its renowned school, and nestling in a beautiful valley. Posted: 30/11/2007 11:08 by Frank Sumsion |
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 Bathampton, the Weir and Mill 1907 (ref: 57751) |
Year: 1900s
Bathhampton Mill A memory of Batheaston, Avon This is the old mill on the banks of the River Avon at Bathampton. It may have been operational at this time but by 1930 it was labelled as disused. Posted: 21/08/2008 16:03 by First Name Last Name |
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