Sunday 19 January 2014

A visit to Bath

Our recent travels have seen us in Bath again.  We actually stayed in Bristol, but a short drive took us over to Bath for a look round.

Quite a bit of work is going on repairing and keeping in order the historic buildings.




I even captured a workman with his steps - he didn't look very busy though!


One amusing observation was the safety barrier/temporary wall that had been put up....they had actually used a digital image of the Actual building, so it looked in keeping,

What a totally brilliant idea.



Here are some more pictures.....



I love the look of this little shop.







We were lucky with the weather too - a good day in fact.





16 comments:

CJ Kennedy said...

Love the shade of blue at Jacks shop. The stained glass windows of the cathedral must be magnificent when the sunlight shines through.

ann @ studiohyde said...

I know, that blue is lovely...it isn't shiny paint either, sort of matt finish which I think is better - at least for this shop front anyhoos.

Mary said...

It looks like a gorgeous day and lots if fun! :). Beautiful photos, and the barrier makes me smile too.

Christine said...

hope I can visit here one day!

Dartford Warbler said...

I love Bath. You were lucky to have a day with blue sky.

When we visited Florence last year, we saw several buildings undergoing repair which had photographic covers over the front of them. At first glance, you could hardly tell the difference. Like you, we thought that was a brilliant idea!

Anonymous said...

Fabulous buildings....great idea about the using the digital images to make the barricade. xox

robin cox walsh said...

Adorable shop.....but the cathedral......WOW! ♥♥♥

ann @ studiohyde said...

We were so fortunate with the weather that day, makes sightseeing so much better :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

You would love it Christine, it's such a lovely place.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Florence must have been a lovely place to see DW...it's on my wish list - hopefully one day :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

....and the buildings are such a lovely colour stonework too Corrine, I think that adds to their appeal.

ann @ studiohyde said...

I know...we stood there and looked up at it and wondered how on earth the workmen, back in the day, managed to construct such a magnificent building and all without cranes and equipment they get to use these days :-)

Pat said...

Lovely trip, Ann. Beautiful photos. I like the look of that little shop too - and I can see you making a painting of it!

Shammickite said...

Lovely. I took my sons to Bath and stayed in a B&B many years ago, they were fascinated by the visit to the Roman Baths. And Pulteny Bridge with all the shops. The photographic cover has been used here too, one of the big stores in Toronto used the same procedure during renovation... see this post: http://www.ex-shammickite.blogspot.ca/2009/06/big-cover-up.html Thank you for your kind words about my painting, I'm still not sure if I like it.

ann @ studiohyde said...

It's very tempting as a painting Pat :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

It's a really effective idea with the cover up isn't it...I love it. As regards your painting, you need time to step back from it and see it with fresh eyes, then you will be pleased with what you have done :-)