Pictures from Bath!

I love going to Bath as you’ve probably gathered if you read my blog – it’s a bit like Jane Austen fairyland for me. From the minute you see the signs on the motorway and make the turning onto the winding, leafy road which descends into Bath itself, I always feel as if I’ve left [...]

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Photos from my album!

North Parade, Bath, which was used for Mrs Smith’s lodgings in the 1995 Persuasion adaptation.
The view down the long drive to the gorgeous house, Luckington Court, which was used in the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
Thatched cottages in Lacock – the pretty village used in the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

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Prior Park – a Beautiful Palladian Bridge

When I go to Bath I love to go to Prior Park – we usually walk from the city centre climbing ever higher with the occasional stop to take in the surroundings. You don’t have to go far before you feel as if you are almost in countryside.
There are lovely walks here and spectacular views [...]

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Print shops and Admiral Croft in Bath

Print shops were very popular in Jane Austen’s England. In particular, the political cartoonists of the day like James Gillray (1757-1815) and Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) provided entertainment for the masses who crowded round the print shop windows to see their latest pictures.
Here is a little nugget of Jane Austen’s treasure for your delight. Admiral Croft’s [...]

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Jane Austen, Bath, and Birthdays in May

Forgive me for being quiet lately, but we’ve had two birthdays in this house this week. Two of my children were born within a day of one another – three years apart – so it’s always very hectic, a bit crazy, but very enjoyable! It’s my nephew’s birthday on the 17th also, so we shall [...]

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Bath elegance and Chandeliers!

I do love a chandelier, and in Bath they can be seen in all the places that Jane Austen wrote about. This first photo shows a chandelier from a small room off the main one in the Pump Rooms. The room looks down onto the Roman Baths below where it’s easy to imagine bathers through [...]

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Alleyways, Sally Lunn’s and Public Breakfasts in Bath

One of the things I love about Bath is the way you can imagine yourself transported back in time very easily. There are lots of narrow alleyways, some with shops, and others without, where you can almost see a tailcoat disappear round a corner or hear the rustle of silk gowns sweeping over the cobbles. [...]

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The Pump Rooms, Bath, and Northanger Abbey

If you carry on down Milsom Street, Old Bond Street and Union Street you will eventually come to Stall Street and the King’s and Queen’s Baths. If you pass under the colonnade you come to the entrance to the Pump Rooms. Inside you can see the Rooms much as they were when first built [...]

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Regency splendour in Bath

I love any excuse for a research trip and a chance to escape a frantic and busy life, so when my husband suggested a trip to Bath at the weekend I was very excited. I thought I’d share some of the photos I took of the Assembly Rooms in Bennett Street, which are stunningly beautiful. [...]

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Milsom Street, Bath

I had a lovely weekend in Bath and I took some photos to show you if you are not familiar with the lovely town. The first shows the view down Milsom Street looking down towards the famous pump rooms. The second shows the remnants of a sign above what was the circulating library, which I’m [...]

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