The Local Look September 2014

Reference Number

PP/2324/14/9

Level of Description

Item

Title

The Local Look September 2014

Creator(s) & Administrative History

Vowles, James: Editor
Vowles, Jodie: Editor
Various: Author
James and Jodie Vowles: Publisher

Bath

[email protected]

Date

2014

Extent

Pages: 96

Description

A monthly community magazine serving the Bathampton, Batheaston, Bathford, Fairfield Park, Lansdown and Larkhall areas and the nearby villages. This issue includes the following articles: Batheaston New Village Hall (a summary of recent proceedings re. planning applications, etc.), pp. 26-27; Surprises in an old photo album (an article on postcards sent home by soldiers in World War I and now kept in a photograph album belonging to Mrs Shirley Strange: families who appear in the album inlude Frederick Lavington, proprietor of The Crown Inn at Bathford and the Bishop family who ran the garage on the Box Road) by David Howells, pp. 72-73; Local Look Notes and Queries 2 (contains information on Hampton Hill House, Hampton Row Halt at Bathwick of which the original plan is kept at The National Archives at Kew and Merlin Swings at Grosvenor and Sydney Gardens) by Kirsten Elliott, pp. 76-77; Bath Architects 10-John Pinch by Kirsten Elliott, pp. 80-81; Batheaston Bike-pass (an article on the bridge and path completed in 2014 linking Batheaston (from the free car park) and Bathampton through fields and watermeadows by Flora Jenner, p. 90

Personal Name

Pinch, John ,1769-1827, architect

Subject

Architects
Bridges
Local railways
Periodicals
Photographs
Village halls