The monuments of Bath Abbey by Michael Messer (concluded from Issue no. 3. The tomb of Henry Lichfield, sixteenth-century musician (lutenist) once thought to be that of Thomas Fletcher, lutenist to Queen Elizabeth I), pp.2-3; Fire Marks by Chris Cook (an explanation of the small plates of bronze or lead about six inches high dating from the late seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, to be found on the walls of many houses in Bath which depict a symbol or figure and often the name of the insurance company who had insured the property. Includes photocopied illustrations of five different Bath fire marks), pp. 4-5; An old notebook comes to light. Fund raising in 1872: a bazaar in aid of St. Paul's Church, Queen Square, Bath by John C. F. Kirkman (A detailed account of five comittee meetings held at Doric House in the Bazaar Room between 19th September 1872 and 2nd December 1872 recorded by Mr Joseph Timmins of 3, Chapel Row in a school exercise book regarding a fund-raising exercise for St. Paul's, later Holy Trinity Church, on the corner of Monmouth Street, just off of Queen Square No further information on the provenance and current whereabouts of the book is given), pp. 6-8; Fishing at the City Weir (an account of Pat Warner's vacations as a student fishing at the city weir in Bath and the fish to be found in the River Avon), p. 9; Famous visitors to Bath. No. 3 John Wesley, 1703-1791 by Bruce Crofts (an account of Wesley's preaching visits to Bath including his famous altercation with Beau Nash), pp. 10-12; Why are Bath's buildings so black? (A scientific explanation of the industrial and climatic processes that cause Bath stone to turn black with Footnotes from Joan Newman on the same subject), pp. 14-15; Spa Water-Note from the City Engineer's Department (a note on the amoeba found in the spa water in August 1978 and possible ways of treating it by chlorination), p. 18
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Fire insurance Fundraising Memorials Monuments Newsletters Stone Wesleyan Methodists
