Introduction to the Mayor of Bath Website
NEXT EVENT:
MAYOR'S CORPS OF HONORARY GUIDES WALKS SUSPENDED.
Having constantly reviewed the situation about COVID-19, the MCHG committee have reached a decision that as of this morning (16 March 2020) all guided walks will be suspended until further notice.
It has been a difficult decision to make but given the current situation it was felt that this was the best course of action.
Further Reading
20th Century Bath
Between 1936 and 1940, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia resided here during his exile. He took a house in Newbridge Hill, which is now a community centre for ethnic minorities. On 18th October 1954 Haile Selassie was admitted as an Honorary Freeman of tGeorgian Bath
Three men were to be instrumental in transforming a medieval walled City of 3,000 people into an elegant Georgian City with a population of 30,000.Victorian Bath
In 1830 Princess Victoria made her first and last visit to Bath to open the Royal Victoria Park, which was designed by the City Architect, Major Edward Davis. It was an area containing a wide selection of trees and shrubs from around the world and provide"Floreat Bathon" May Bath flourish