A magazine produced by and for the City of Bath Mayor's Honorary Guides. Contents of this edition are as follows: Bath Stone: a potted history by David Workman, pp. 3-5; Major Charles Edward Davis (1827-1902) by David Keeling, pp. 6-9; Quite a To-Do about ARISTON MEN U (h)'DOR (some thoughts on the Greek inscription above the Pump Room facade) by Trevor Fawcett, pp. 16-17; Queen Mary and Jollys's(a short article on Queen Mary's visits to the store in the 1940s) by Leslie Holt, p. 17; The origin of the Mayor's Guides (Letter from the Mayor of Bath in 1952 to the London Evening Standard), p. 19; Redesigned entry to the Roman Baths. (Copy of a letter sent by Bill Haxworth to 'The Bath Chronicle' regarding the refurbishment of the Concert Room in the Roman Baths complex), p. 20; The Sydney Gardens hexagon and neighbourhood; a further look at aspects of street names in Bathwick (including a sketch of the area and the streets such as Great Annandale Street, Tourville Street, Heydon Street, Alva Street and Francis Square that were never built) by Donald Percy, pp. 21-23; The gas industry in Bath by Patrick Kelly, pp. 24-28; Waste disposal (a history of waste disposal in Bath from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries) by Patrick Kelly, pp. 29-33; Water supply in Bath, pp. 34-38; The mystery of No 1A Royal Crescent (the building on the corner bordering Upper Church Street and the two-storey extension building linking it with No. 1, Royal Crescent) by Alan Williams, pp. 39-43; Bath and the early Labour Party. Part 2 (continued from an earlier article in Guidelines 61) by Eddie McGaul, pp. 44-48; Travelling hopefully. Part 3 (continued from Guidelines 61 with this part comprising a short history of the coming of the canals and railways to Bath) by Kirsten Elliott, pp. 49-54
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Gas industry Letters (documents) Political parties Stone quarrying Transport Urban planning Waste disposal Water supply
