Jun 13 – Nov 30
On Court: Bath and Tennis from Indoor to Outdoor
The fascinating tale of how a game which began played by social elites indoors, became an outdoor activity enjoyed and played by anyone. It covers Bath’s rich history of racket games, from Real Tennis in […]
Bath Bottled-Fizzy Drink Competition
Have you got the bottle? The Museum of Bath at Work are calling all budding creatives to get involved in an exciting new competition! We are looking for those who live or work in Bath […]
Bessie and Muriel Franklin Spurr
In this article we’re looking at another two of the photographic portraits in the collection of glass plate negatives from Tom Carlyle Leaman’s studio at no.7 The Corridor. Research has led us to find out […]
Dogs – A nasty coincidence
The Museum features the factory and workshops of the successful businessman J.B. Bowler, who made carbonated mineral waters (fizzy pop drinks) and ironmongery items. The building, as we have explored in previous articles, was built […]
The Sare family – furs and beers
This is another of the photographic portraits in the Museum’s collection of glass plate negatives from the studio of Tom Carlyle Leaman, taken in the 1890s and 1900s. We can trace the Sare family and […]
Long Service Award to Euel Lane
Long serving museum supporter, Euel Lane, was presented with a surprise award at the Friends AGM on Saturday 22nd March by Trust chairman Trevor Turpin. Euel has served the Museum in various capacities since joining […]
The Race-Course Feud
In August 1921, the Bath Races meeting up at Lansdown became the site of appalling violence and assaults inflicted by gangs from Birmingham on men from London. This was ‘The Racecourse War’ for the control […]
Museum Making Team Complete
The Museum Making community team is now complete with the addition of two engagement coordinators Helen Daniels is proud to have been part of Bath’s heritage and arts community for over 20 years, having held a […]
Apr
23
Bathford Papermill 1914-18: Rural industry at War
Wednesday 23rd April 12.30 for 1 p.m. £10.00 cash/card on the door to include sandwiches After many years of research on our document collection of Bathford Papermill, volunteer Ben Marvell presents a fascinating tale of […]
Apr
30
Road Rage: Traffic Planning in Bath in the 1960s and 1970s
Wednesday 30th April 12.30 for 1 p.m. £10.00 cash/card on the door to include sandwiches Bath City Council’s struggles to reconcile its obligations to the built heritage of the city and the demands of motor […]
May
7
The Reckoning: War’s End
Wednesday 7th May 12.30 for 1 p.m. £10.00 cash/card on the door to include sandwiches To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War Showing of the last episode of ITV’s […]
May
8
Launch of ‘Elegant and Commodious: Bath’s Georgian Tennis Court’ trail
Launch of ‘Elegant and Commodious: Bath’s Georgian Tennis Court’ trail. 6.30 pm Thursday 8th May with refreshments As part of the ‘On Court: Bath and Tennis’ exhibition a trail around the museum building has been […]
May
28
Film: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
Wednesday 28th May 7.30 p.m. Doors Open 7.00 p.m. £8.00 pay on door, cash or card. Monsieur Hulot goes on a holiday to a seaside resort, but accidents and misunderstandings follow him wherever he goes. […]
Jun
3
Film: School for Scoundrels
Tuesday 3rd June 7.30 p.m. Doors open 7.00 p.m. £8.00 pay on the door, cash or card. Based on the Stephen Potter “One Upmanship” and “Lifemanship” books, Henry Palfrey tries hard to impress but always […]
Charles Moutrie, General Manager at Bath Race Course
We are sharing some research about working lives in Bath in the 1890s and 1900s, using the portraits in our collection of glass plate negatives from the Bath studio of Tom Carlyle Leaman. Charles Linom […]
Museum Looking for your Help
As part of our “Museum Making” project, we’re expanding our focus to tell the bigger story of Bath—a city full of history, creativity, and innovation. We’re diving into the diverse working lives of Bath’s residents, […]
Louie Stride: Memoirs of a Street Urchin
“I was confronted by my childhood” In its first years in the early 1980s, the Museum was advertising for a volunteer tea lady. Louie, who was in her seventies, responded to the advert; recently widowed, […]
Feb 1 – Jun 29
Knowing Your Place: Bath through Community Alphabets
Knowing Your Place: Bath through Community Alphabets This exhibition, first exhibited in 2015, is being re-displayed in an updated and amended display. The use of the community alphabets to ‘capture’ information on notable features in […]
Museum Making Project Coordinator Ellie Bowes joins the team
“Hello Everyone, I’m Ellie Bowes, and I’m thrilled to be stepping into the role of Project Coordinator for the ‘Museum Making’ project at the Museum of Bath at Work! With 12 years of experience in […]
From Sheppey to Bath
‘Report to Paddington Station in the morning’ Admiralty clerks posted to Bath in 1939 as possibility of war increases This was the instruction received by hundreds of Admiralty workers in September 1939. One of these […]
History of the Museum Building and Use: 7. Post War and the Sack of Bath
7 Post War and the Sack of Bath
History of the Museum Building and Use: 4. Girls’ School, rowdy political meetings, and The Hereford Chicken
4 A Girls’ School, rowdy political meetings, and The Hereford Chicken
BBC Antiques Road Trip visit museum
UPDATE: The episode will be broadcast on BBC1 16.30pm Thursday 28th November 2024 or can be viewed now on BBC iPlayer by following this link BBC Antiques Road Trip team visited the museum in May with […]
History of the Museum Building and Use: 3. Boxing, Hot-Air Balloon, and Circus
In the first part of this blog, we looked at how the Tennis-court came to be built, and reached the red-letter day 25th September 1777 when it opened to the public for the first time. So how did it go?
History of the Museum Building and Use: 2. The Tennis Court
In the first part of this blog, we looked at how the Tennis-court came to be built, and reached the red-letter day 25th September 1777 when it opened to the public for the first time. So how did it go?
History of the Museum Building and Use: 1. The Tennis Court
The first of a series of articles tracing the fascinating and varied history of the building the Museum now occupies. 1. The Tennis Court
It is the 12th of February 1763 and a letter is published in the Bath Chronicle & Weekly Gazette:
“Tennis is an excellent Exercise. There is scarce a little village in France without a Tennis-Court. Would not the Company here employ one with great Advantage to the Proprietor?”
Fifty not out! Adopt-a-Bottle Fundraising Scheme
Maisie from Aberlady in Scotland is the fiftieth person to have adopted a bottle, in memory of her baby brother, as part of the Museum's Adopt-a-Bottle scheme.
Museum awarded significant grant to work with the community
We are excited to announce the Museum has been awarded a £241,918 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to work with the local community on ‘Museum Making’.
Bath Young Inventors Helping Save the Planet
This year's winner of the Cross Trophy for the best submission to the Bath Young Inventor of the Year Competition was won by Anna H from Monkton Combe school.
Costing the Earth Exhibition Welcomes 4000th visitor
Costing the Earth Exhibition Welcomes 4000th visitor The award winning Costing the Earth exhibition on the changing natural environment, which has been on show since May 2024 has just welcomed its 4000th visitor. The exhibition […]