Mr Golding, advertising agent
This has got to be one of my favourite research finds. It started with a death certificate for Anthony Golding who died in St Martin’s Hospital in 1940, aged 40. Here he is in the […]
Free Guided Tours of Museum Collections
Every day at 11.00 a.m. Find out more about what we have – for nothing! From April 1st, Museum staff will be offering a daily free guided tour to visitors, included as part of our […]
May
14
The General Strike in Bath – a talk by Trevor Turpin
6.30pm Thursday 14th May at the Museum Tickets £5 on the door or advance booking on link below. Includes a glass of wine. The General Strike in Bath Exhibition’ and showing of Rank & File, […]
May
21
The 1926 General Strike and Miners Lockout – Book Launch
Thursday 21st May 6pm to 8:30 pm at the Museum Dave’s book is the first trade-union based Somerset Coalfield history, and is the first published result of three years’ research. Dave Chapple is a Clevedonian […]
May 9 – Nov 29
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! : 120 Years of Cinemas and Films in Bath
This year’s special exhibition opens on Saturday 9 May and we’ve programmed a great selection of films at the Museum. Our first special film screening is on Sunday 17 May at 5.15pm at the Little Theatre Cinema […]
A bargain Bagatelle board
Last year we joined Rev. Francis Kilvert on a visit to the Bath Flower Show in 1870, a very hot and tiring day. Kilvert (1840-1879) was born in Hardenhuish, Chippenham; his father was the vicar […]
May 2 – Jun 25
Bath and the 1926 General Strike
Did you know that there was a General Strike in 1926? Did it include Bath? What effects did it have on daily life in Bath? The Museum will commemorate the centenary of the 1926 General […]
May
28
Screening: The Smallest Show On Earth
Thursday May 28th, 6pm doors open (6.30pm start) £10 Museum of Bath at Work Julian Road, Bath BA1 2RH (map) A young couple inherit a decrepit, debt-ridden cinema with its decrepit and debt-ridden staff. They […]
May
30
Patchwork of Bath: A City Reassembled
Help Us Refresh Our Top Floor Displays! We’re redesigning the top floor of the Museum of Bath at Work, and we’d love you to be part of it. We’re making exciting changes to our displays […]
Jun
12
Screening: 80,000 Suspects
Friday, Jun 12, 6 pm to 8 pm £10 Museum of Bath at Work Julian Road, Bath BA1 2RH (map) Dive into the mystery and drama of 80,000 Suspects with this must-see screening event! Entirely […]
Jun
24
Talk: Bath Film Office
Wednesday, Jun 24 from 6 pm to 8:30 pm Free Museum of Bath at Work Julian Road, Bath BA1 2RH (map) Come hang out and get the inside scoop on filming in Bath from the […]
Jul
8
Screening : Catch Us If You Can (1965)
Wednesday, July 8th from 6 pm to 8:30 pm £10 Museum of Bath at Work Julian Road, Bath BA1 2RH (map) Get ready for a thrilling chase and some serious fun at the Catch Us […]
Aug
22
Screening: Two and Two Makes Six
Saturday, Aug 22 from 6 pm to 8:30 pm £10 Museum of Bath at Work Julian Road, Bath BA1 2RH (map) Believing he killed a fellow officer, an Air Force corporal (George Chakiris) stationed in […]
Sep
12
Screening: Persuasion (1995 Version)
Saturday, Sep 12 from 6 pm to 8:30 pm £10 Museum of Bath at Work Julian Road, Bath BA1 2RH (map) Anne is distraught after her family calls off her wedding to Frederick Wentworth, but […]
A Glimpse of Cinema History
We’re enjoying the research process for our forthcoming exhibition – Lights! Camera! Action! 120 years of Cinemas and Films in Bath. Have you ever looked up above The Works store in Westgate Street? On the […]
Major National Award for 2025 Tennis Exhibition
The Museum of Bath at Work has won the annual Sporting Heritage Research Award which was presented at a ceremony at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on the evening of 13 November, organised by Sporting Heritage. The […]
COMING SOON! “Pictures That Talk”
After our successful Tennis exhibition this year, for 2026 we turn to indoor entertainment with our next – Lights! Camera! Action! 120 years of Cinemas and Films in Bath. The smell of popcorn, the comfy […]
The Fentiman family – three generations of working women
This portrait of Daisy Fentiman is in the collection of glass plate negatives from the Tom Carlyle Leaman photography studio curated at the Museum. Daisy was born in June 1881, the daughter of Mary Jane […]
Proposed Drawing Workshop-Spring 2026
Bath at Work museum is a treasure house of archaic Victorian machinery, fizzy pop manufacturing and bottling equipment, stone quarrying plant and an array of other relics from Bath’s industrial past. In this workshop you […]
“Now it’s time for Ice Cream!”
That was the intermission announcement at the cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, with a slightly faded picture as I remember it (writes Ann Cullis) followed by orange drink Kia-Ora. For a bit of nostalgia, […]
Anyone for Ice Cream?
Since it is (at the time of writing this piece) the summer holidays, I thought we’d take a look at the delectable subject of ice cream in Bath. The Bath Chronicle reports about ice cream […]
A day out at Bath Flower Show
The journals of Rev. Francis Kilvert (1840-1879), covering 1870-1879, are a delightful record of his daily life during his thirties and also demonstrate his eye for the natural world, with beautiful descriptions of weather and […]
Tennis Exhibition Opening Evening
Our exciting new exhibition, “On Court: Bath and Tennis from Indoor to Outdoor” was officially opened on Thursday 12th June when Louise Price cut the ribbon during an evening launch event. The exhibition will run […]
Jun 12 – Nov 16
On Court: Bath and Tennis from Indoor to Outdoor
Our exciting new exhibition, On Court: Bath and Tennis Indoor to Outdoor, will open at the Museum of Bath at Work on 12 June until 16th November. Through interpretation boards and loan items it reveals […]
David Press – Pastry Cook, Noted Shop for Cakes
“Pastry Cook; Noted Shop for Cakes” is David Press’s regular classified advertisement in the Bath Chronicle for his shop at 28 Broad Street (sometimes Ices are mentioned too). Directly above his advert is always placed […]
What did it cost to play a game of tennis in 1777?
We have wanted to know the answer to this question for ages – and thanks to a new book by local historian Colin Fisher, we now know the answer! The Costs of Pleasure (Hobnob Press […]
A summer of sport?
Opening June 2025, the Museum hosts a fabulous new exhibition about Tennis in Bath. Amongst a wealth of fascinating material, we’ll look at the clothing worn for playing tennis, so this piece gives a little […]
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 […]