Bath balconies

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015Leave a comment

Here are some more block houses, including a design with a balcony. There are lots of these beautiful balconies around Bath, with a range of ornate ironwork and curved roofs. I wanted to include a balcony in one of my printing blocks, but it was hard to get the details right at first. This design is the third attempt, as the first two ended up looking too clumsy!

The second photo shows a lovely balcony in Somerset Place – a Georgian crescent which used to belong to Bath Art College but was sold to developers a few years ago.

An old map of Bath

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015Leave a comment

This image is from Joseph Gilmore’s Map of the City of Bath 1694 – 1717 (available from www.bathintime.co.uk, along with lots of other beautiful images). Apparently this was drawn in the style of the tourist maps we have now, with lodging houses illustrated around the edge.

I love the slightly wonky way the houses have been crammed into the streets, and the beautifully drawn trees. Central Bath must have looked so different before the Georgians arrived! Judging by this map there was a bit more green space than we have here now.