Property Management File for Assembly Rooms, Alfred Street, Bath [Now Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street]
Reference Number
BC/6/7/3/44
Level of Description
Item
Title
Property Management File for Assembly Rooms, Alfred Street, Bath [Now Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street]
Date
09 January 1964-11 March 1977
Extent
Extent: 1 file
Description
Includes correspondence, specifications, estimates, applications, quotations, tenders, plans, work sheets and a photograph for the internal alterations to Assembly Rooms, Alfred Street, Bath. Also includes Country Life pages surrounding opening details of the Museum of Costume (09 January 1964), a showcase catalogue for cabinets that do not compete with 'the feeling of this magnificent 18th century building' (20 September 1974) and the reduction in the Museum of Costume size (01 June 1976) at the Assembly Rooms, Alfred Street, Bath.
Plans include: a block plan related to the Museum of Costume drainage areas due to flooding (14 September 1971), a design for an outside portable bar and canopy (26 January 1973), a service counter for Abbey Churchyard (February 1973), a sketch of portico into Abbey Churchyard (February 1973), the Octagon Room general bar layout (26 January 1974), plans for a pair of display cabinets for the main entrance hall (20 June 1974), display fittings (26 November 1974 and 05 June 1974), a cash and store cabinet (05 June 1974), a tillstore counter and display cabinet (10 July 1975), a proposed system to stair 'E' (15 September 1976), the Museum's separation from the main Assembly Rooms (21 September 1976) and a proposal to use the north corridor for 18th century costume collections (25 October 1976) at the Assembly Rooms, Alfred Street, Bath.
Photograph includes: Bath Assembly Room's main entrance lobby (November 1975).
