Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Roll up! Roll up! Get ready for a spectacular day of wonder, laughter, and family fun at the Circus Festival at Beckford’s Tower in Bath! 📅 Sunday 19 July 2026, 11am-6pm 📍The Paddock at Beckford's Tower 🎟️ Tickets from £5. Family tickets available. beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/ #whatson #circus 021
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Come for the Tower, stay for the flowers 🗼🌺 Beckford’s Tower is surrounded by a landscape in full bloom, with wildflowers spilling across the historic cemetery. 🗓️ We will be open this weekend as usual including bank holiday Monday – book online or purchase on the door beckfordstower.org.uk 002
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustNo.1 Royal Crescent @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social · 20/05/2026While the grotesque and uncanny creeps into our Gallery ahead of Friday’s exhibition launch, eagle-eyed visitors may have noticed that a few tendrils have escaped into the historic house too… 📅 ‘Glenn Brown: Grottoesque’ launches this Friday 22 May at 10am. www.no1royalcrescent.org.uk/exhibitions/ 021
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustHerschel Museum of Astronomy @herschelmuseum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Casually discovered Uranus 🔭 (Caroline carried btw) #millennialvsgenz #plottwist #spacehistory #herschelmuseum #bathuk 052
Bath Preservation Trust @bathprestrust.bsky.social · 15/04/2026With the start of the new financial year, updated wage rates have come into effect at our museums - and we are proud to continue as a Real Living Wage employer. Every member of our team now earns at least £13.45 per hour. Current job openings: www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/get-involved... 025
Bath Preservation Trust @bathprestrust.bsky.social · 14/04/2026We’re hiring! *HR Officer (Part-time, 14 hours per week)* 💷 £28,840 pro-rata (£11,536 actual / £15.85 per hour) 🌿 34 days annual leave (pro-rata, incl. bank holidays) 📍 Permanent role (following 6-month probation) www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/get-involved... #Hiring #BathUK #CharityJobs 014
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 31/07/2025We were delighted to accept £120 from Finley Spurr and Edward Lloyd, who spent their summer school term selling ice lollies in order to fundraise for Beckford’s Tower and Bath Preservation Trust! Finley (pictured) visited the Tower to present the funds raised to our CEO Alex Sherman in person. 031
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Did you know? This grotto was buried underground for over 100 years, until a team of excavators uncovered it two years ago. Once used by William Beckford as a tunnel in his garden between his home in Lansdown and the Tower in the early 19th century, it gradually became buried and forgotten about... 212
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 11/06/2025📢 HIRING! 📢 Are you mad about #museums? Crazy about #conservation? Do you fall head over heels for historic objects? You could be our new Assistant Curator! - Part-time, fixed term (3 year) - Salary: £24,500, pro rata (actual gross pay: £19,600) www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/get-involved... 106
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustMuseum of Bath Architecture @batharchitecture.bsky.social · 10/06/2025A rare bird's eye view of our box hedges! We are currently closed while we undertake refurbishments, however we are still able to offer private tours of the collection - contact moba@bptrust.org.uk. We are also running a programme of events and talks: museumofbatharchitecture.org.uk/whats-on/ 061
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Half term family fun! Book via website www.beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on #halfterm #kidsactivities 001
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustNo.1 Royal Crescent @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Learn the art of #origami with our half term activity! Free with museum entry (no booking required) no1royalcrescent.org.uk/events/origa... #halfterm #familyfun #bathuk 011
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustHerschel Museum of Astronomy @herschelmuseum.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Get creative this half term with our Marvellous Moonscapes activity! Drop in, no booking required 🌕 herschelmuseum.org.uk/event/marvel... #halfterm #kidsactivities #bathuk #familyfun 011
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustNo.1 Royal Crescent @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social · 12/05/2025DON'T MISS: Botanical Collage Workshop with Angie Girling 🌺✂ 📍 No.1 Royal Crescent 📆 Monday 19 May 6-8pm 🎫 £45 including all materials and tea/coffee. Book here no1royalcrescent.org.uk/events/botan... #artworkshop #whatson #botanica #marydelany #bathuk 031
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 12/05/2025🎪 Farm Yard Circus 🎪 Tickets are selling fast for this fun-packed day of circus fun for all the family! 📍 Beckford's Tower 📆 Sunday 10 August 2025 🎫 Children £7, Adults £15, Family ticket £40 - www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp... 001
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustMuseum of Bath Architecture @batharchitecture.bsky.social · 05/05/2025📢 Last call for tickets! 📢 Regenerative Places: Designing a Sustainable Future - a talk with Tara Gbolade and Lanre Gbolade. 📆 Wednesday 7th May, 5.30pm 📍 Museum of Bath Architecture 🎫 museumofbatharchitecture.org.uk/events/regen... Image credit: Gbolade Design Studio 021
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustHerschel Museum of Astronomy @herschelmuseum.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Happy #InternationalDarkSkyWeek - the global celebration of the night! Our new astrophotography exhibition displays @bathastronomers.org.uk' images of space alongside drawings by William and John Herschel! 083
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustMary L. Shannon @drmarylshannon.bsky.social · 21/03/2025🎉It's official! I'm going to be giving a talk about Black Regency Londoners and #BillyWatersIsDancing at the gorgeous No. 1 Royal Crescent Bath for @bathprestrust.bsky.social June 12! Book here: no1royalcrescent.org.uk/events/book-... and you can get a signed copy of the book too!no1royalcrescent.org.ukBook Talk - Billy Waters is DancingJoin us for a talk by Dr Mary L Shannon on her book Billy Waters is Dancing: Or, How a Black Sailor Found Fame in Regency Britain. ‘Finding Billy Waters: Uncovering Black Lives in Regency Britain’ Wil... 052
Bath Preservation Trust @bathprestrust.bsky.social · 18/03/2025A new range of resources for retrofitting has been produced in a collaborative project between BPT, BWCE Bath, Bath & West Community Energy (project lead), Bath and North East Somerset Council, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and People Powered Retrofit: www.bwce.homeenergy.coop/green-herita... 030
Reposted by Bath Preservation Trustcalvium.bsky.social @calvium.bsky.social · 30/01/2025In this interview Dr Amy Frost, Senior Curator @bathprestrust.bsky.social, shares her views on how community co-creation and digital technologies are supporting inclusive access to heritage sites: calvium.com/amy-frost/calvium.comInterview with Dr Amy Frost: heritage, communities and technologyDr Frost shares how community co-creation and digital technologies are supporting inclusive access to heritage sites. 042
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustKate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Check out this year's Curious Minds festival from Bath Arts Collective and partners including @bathprestrust.bsky.social and @brlsi.bsky.social - the line up is awesome www.batharts.co.uk/eventsbatharts.co.ukEVENTS — Bath Arts Collective 031
Bath Preservation Trust @bathprestrust.bsky.social · 22/01/2025We’ve made a start to the year by undertaking essential maintenance and repairs to the Countess of Huntingdon’s Chapel - home to @batharchitecture.bsky.social - with Emery Builders and James Grayley Architects, funded by MEND @artscouncilengland.bsky.social with thanks! 121
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Various members of the @bathprestrust.bsky.social team headed up to the Tower for EDI training today, which we are undertaking as part of our work to develop our collective EDI awareness and related processes in support of staff and visitors. The mist created quite a gothic atmosphere! 011
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Beckford's Tower will be open for an exclusive after-hours visit on Thurs 6 Feb. Let beautiful live music from Kai Carter wash over you as you walk up the pink spiral staircase to the Belvedere, which looks out on the nighttime landscape in all directions. 🎫 www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp... 052
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Caroline Kay will be here at #BRLSI on 15th Jan discussing how @tnluk.bsky.social has transformed Bath’s heritage 🏛️ As the former CEO of @bathprestrust.bsky.social, Caroline led major Lottery-funded projects like the restoration of @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social and @beckfordstower.bsky.social 163
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Just a reminder that we are currently closed for conservation cleaning. We will reopen on 15 February 🧹 @bathprestrust.bsky.social's other museums are likewise closed at the moment, however at @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social you can still visit the temporary exhibition gallery and the gift shop 🖼🛍 021
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustNo.1 Royal Crescent @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Over on Instagram we're giving away two multi-pass tickets to three Bath Preservation Trust museums: No.1 Royal Crescent, @beckfordstower.bsky.social & the @herschelmuseum.bsky.social, plus a relaxing 30-minute Sound Bath session for two at The Soul Spa! Enter here: www.instagram.com/p/DEURRh6NRij/ 087
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustMuseum of Bath Architecture @batharchitecture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Please sign up to the @bathprestrust.bsky.social newsletter - bath-preservation-trust.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... - if you would like to keep in touch about the project.bath-preservation-trust.us4.list-manage.comBath Preservation TrustBath Preservation Trust Email Forms 031
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustMuseum of Bath Architecture @batharchitecture.bsky.social · 05/12/2024MoBA is closing from 15 December. If you would like to see the collection in its current format - including our unique 1:500 scale model of Bath - do pay us a visit on or before 14 December. Tickets are available on the door. Open Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. 101
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustBeckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 04/12/2024NEW EVENT: After Hours at Beckford's Tower 📆Thu 12 Dec 2024 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍Beckford’s Tower & Museum Book now beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/ 012
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustNo.1 Royal Crescent @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social · 03/12/2024NEW EVENT: Portrait Painting (Adult Workshop). The perfect Christmas gift for the art lover in your life! 🎨 📍 No.1 Royal Crescent 📆 6 February, 6pm 🎫 £60 (concessions available) - no1royalcrescent.org.uk/whats-on/por...no1royalcrescent.org.ukPortrait Painting Adult Workshop – No.1 Royal Crescent 001
Reposted by Bath Preservation TrustHerschel Museum of Astronomy @herschelmuseum.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Hi Bluesky! 👋 Here's what's coming up at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy here in Bath: 📆 13 December: Stargazing with the Bath Astronomers 📆 21 December: String Art Stars (family fun!) 📆 25 January: Lunar New Year Planetarium Show Find out more and book: herschelmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/herschelmuseum.org.ukAdmissions and Events from 13 December – 25 January 2025 – Herschel Museum of Astronomy 022