BC - RECORDS OF BATH CITY COUNCIL AND BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL
- BC/23 - Bath City Council/Bath & North East Somerset Council Photographic Collections
  - BC/23/1 - Photographs of Bath Streets
    - BC/23/1/A4b - Aerial photographs of Bath

An aerial photograph looking northwest from the bend in the river, south of Bath Spa Station, towards the central area of the city

Reference Number: BC/23/1/A4b/12
Alternative Reference Number: PX2169
Level of Description: Item
Title: An aerial photograph looking northwest from the bend in the river, south of Bath Spa Station, towards the central area of the city
Date: 1971
Extent: Dimensions: W:252mm x H:206mm
Extent: 1 item
Description: Aerial photograph looking northwest from the bend in the river, south of Bath Spa Station, towards the central area of the city. The tower of St John's RC church is prominent near to the river and the new Police Station is in the course of construction to its left on Manvers Street. Central to the picture are the very clean buildings of Northwick House and the Marks and Spenser's Store fronting Stall Street. The original bus station on Railway Street sits between Manvers Street and Newark Street. The view extends northwest to take in Royal Crescent in the centre and Paragon and Camden Crescent to the right. The Recreation Ground is contained by the river and the railway on the right. Reverse: A photographer's stamp in black contained in a circle ' Fairey Surveys Ltd. maidenhead Berks.' Below is a rectangular stamp in purple ink ' Please Quote Negative number '6916/19' in all future correspondence.' Blue ink handwritten note in centre left ' please return TO; (black ink stamp) H.E. Stutchbury; City Architect and Planning Officer; 7 North Parade Buildings Bath.' Pencil notes '1' in a circle; 'Reduce to 7¼" deep this area'; '7¼ x 5½'; 'Page 2'; '/128'; and '6 3/8" wide.' Blue biro note at bottom right ' x D8742.' ' 120#;'032 Copper.' B&W