Mayor's Guides Newsletter Issue no. 30, September 1987
Reference Number
PP/195/30
Level of Description
Item
Title
Mayor's Guides Newsletter Issue no. 30, September 1987
Creator(s) & Administrative History
Various: Author
Date
1987
Extent
Pages: 22
Description
Contents include: Vitruvius by Walter N. Birks (an account of the principles of Palladian architecture adhered to by John Wood when building in Bath which were originally derived from the books written by Roman architect Vitruvius), pp. 2-4; John Wood in Cornwall by Chris Cook (a note on Acton Castle near Parranuthoe near Penzance built for botanist John Stackhouse by John Wood the Younger in the 1770s), p. 5; H.R.H. Princess Victoria's visit to Bath by Bruce Crofts (an account of the visit of the Princess and her mother HRH the Duchess of Kent in October 1830 and the places they visited in the city during their three-day visit), pp. 6-7; The city walls of Bath by John Ede (a detailed historical and archaeological account of the walls from the Saxon period onwards), pp. 8-12; Famous visitors to Bath No. 2. Arthur Phillip 1738-1814) Admiral, Founder of Austrailia, first Governor of New South Wales by Rev. Gordon Spencer (a reprint of an article that first appeared in Newsletter no. 4 in December 1978), pp. 14-15 (inserted between pp. 13-14 is a copy of 'Bath and the Founding of Australia: the associations with Arthur Phillip, Admiral, First Governor of New South Wales' published by Bath Tourist Information Centre in 1987); Famous visitors to Bath No. 2. Admiral Phillip (part 2) by Gordon Spencer (Reprint of an article that first appeared in Newsletter no. 5 in March 1979 on Admiral Arthur Phillip's grave and memorial in Bathampton church), pp. 16-17; The Georgian method of building houses: (concluded) by Philip Moore (a short note on the diffences between methods of building in London and Bath in the Georgian period), p. 18; The future of the Spa (a note on the amoeba found in the spa water in the late 1970s and the sinking of the new borehole to provide uncontaminated drinking water for visitors), p. 19; News from the Office - Visitor flow and West Baths Scheme - Pump Room Complex (recent changes being carried out in the Concert Room, Pump Room kitchens and Mementos gift shop to ease visitor flow in the complex), p. 21
