tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post5542277455380242833..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Bath, SomersetPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-30692642359807258632010-09-28T09:02:02.893+01:002010-09-28T09:02:02.893+01:00Yes, Bath is indeed a delight, and I am grateful t...Yes, Bath is indeed a delight, and I am grateful to you for pointing out the details of these two houses, and more importantly why they differ.<br /><br />We used to live in Edinburgh, in what is termed the "late" New Town - the Victorian bit in the West End. I gloried in the architecture every day, and I have just recently revisited. Sadly the litter problem that I found so iksome then still persists. Bath's beauty is the wonderful honey-coloured stone over Edinburgh's rather dirtied greyer version, which makes it a bit drab. But you forgo one pleasure for others - there are so many more people in Bath, and a few modern architectural horrors too, sadly.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-91445774447729605502010-09-20T19:28:22.826+01:002010-09-20T19:28:22.826+01:00Hmmmm. I've found my way, the way you do, via...Hmmmm. I've found my way, the way you do, via other blogs to here. And some other, equally fascinating blogs. Very clever, great photos, you rotten swines!<br /><br />I've bookmarked you, if that's OK with you?Eddie 2-Soxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663438334446202114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-19099602140426524782010-09-20T08:42:53.102+01:002010-09-20T08:42:53.102+01:00I have to thank my parents for my love of Bath; th...I have to thank my parents for my love of Bath; they often took me there when I was growing up to trawl around the antique shops and later in my teens, I would go off by myself exploring. I remember that in the 1980s, Bath used to have lots of curious shops hidden away in its backstreets.<br /><br />Thinking about it, Bath was lucky that it escaped any major damage during the WWII Baedeker raids.The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-56708938861507229942010-09-19T09:55:02.014+01:002010-09-19T09:55:02.014+01:00Thanks for your comments. Bath is still looking be...Thanks for your comments. Bath is still looking beautiful, and is still a magnet for architectural voyeurs, including me.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-65033649202282223402010-09-18T08:14:33.537+01:002010-09-18T08:14:33.537+01:00As I recall Gay Street leads from the pedestrianis...As I recall Gay Street leads from the pedestrianised centre towards The Circus and Royal Crescent.<br />There can't be a more perfect Georgian city in Europe with some of the most sublime architecture.<br />Thanks for the intesting detail in this post.<br />One thing (among many) that I liked about Bath was the way the central shops had to comply with planning regulations and all had to be faced in Bath stone, even McDonalds. I hope nothing has changed!bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-33751412016454356292010-09-17T17:04:13.140+01:002010-09-17T17:04:13.140+01:00On the mayor's tour of Bath in March, our wond...On the mayor's tour of Bath in March, our wonderful guide took us around to the backs of the homes that fronted Queen Square, where the windows showed evidence of revisions through the decades. I suppose Bath's residents are accustomed to voyeurs gawking at their homes from all directions. dduAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com