When you visit somewhere on holiday, you tend to forget there are people who live in that place all year round. As such, they will also work there too.
This is one of the reasons why the Bath at Work Museum has come into being. It has actually been on site for just over thirty years, but the exhibits and displays stretch back a lot further than that. They also provide a wonderfully different view of the city when you are staying in bath accommodation.
Whatever Bath self catering apartments or cottages you might be staying in, make sure you make the trip to this museum. It is located on Julian Road, which is a pleasant ten minute walk from the famous Pulteney Bridge in Bath. But why should you be heading in that direction in the first place? Here are some good reasons.
1. You can discover how Bathonians – residents of Bath – used to work hundreds of years in the past. Two thousands years of history are on display here, and it all makes for fascinating viewing. It is a testament to the museum itself and its inherent quality that so many locals love it as well.
2. You can view reconstructed workplaces, just as they would have looked all those years ago. Your holiday in Bath may well be to take a break from your own job, but it’s interesting to compare your own work surroundings to those you’ll find in this museum.
3. You can visit a factory that has its roots in 1864. But this isn’t a reconstruction – it is the real thing. The factory closed some forty years ago, but luckily when it did it was saved and eventually found its way to the museum. Needless to say this is even better than a model, and you can vividly imagine what it must have been like to work at the machines and go to the factory every single day. People worked here during the Second World War too.
4. There are other workplaces in the museum too, but one of the most unusual must surely be the Bath stone mine. A stone mine indoors? Yes you’ve got it – and since the museum is in an old real tennis court dating back well over two centuries, you can see how strange this might seem!
The museum has plenty more than this to offer as well. Perhaps most importantly it shows you the roots of the city and how its people have worked through the years. Work may be the last thing on your mind while you are enjoying a city break or holiday in Bath. But this is one exception you should definitely make room for.
During the busiest time of the year from the beginning of April to the end of October the museum is open all week from 10am until 5pm every day. From the beginning of November until the end of March that changes to weekends only. Be aware though that it does not open at all during December. But it is well worth planning a Bath holiday to coincide with their opening times, whatever time of year you visit.
Author Resource:
Chris Grimes is a local historian and tour guide in the Cotswolds. As well as showing people the natural beauty of the surrounding area he is a wealth knowledge for those looking for the cheapest cosiest cottages in the Cotswolds for more of Chris's writings http://www.manorcottages.co.uk/
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