Press cuttings relating to the restoration of the Assembly Rooms, Bath

Reference Number

BC/13/2/13

Level of Description

Item

Title

Press cuttings relating to the restoration of the Assembly Rooms, Bath

Date

1950-1966

Extent

Extent: 1 file

Description

A collection of mounted newspaper clippings charting the dispute between The National Trust and Bath City Council regarding the restoration of the Assembly Rooms after the damage caused by the incendiary bomb in 1942 and its subsequent renovation. Later clippings include complaints by Bath citizens about the cost of refurnishing the Assembly Rooms, and its reopening by the Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and the debate about the licensing laws and acoustics in the Assembly Rooms.