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Day: May 22, 2021

Day: May 22, 2021

A group of masons’ marks from a canal tunnel in Bath.

A group of masons’ marks from a canal tunnel in Bath.

A group of masons’ marks from a canal tunnel in Bath. Kennet and Avon canal tunnel, under Cleveland House and Sydney Road, Bath, access via Sydney Gardens. Sydney Gardens were laid out as commercial pleasure grounds between 1792 and 1794, as part of  Robert Adam’s grand plan of ‘Bath new Town’. The initial detailed design…

Rebecca Ireland May 21, 22 Bath and North East Somerset, UK, Uncategorized Read More...

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