Meet Some of our Guests
This month our roving reporter, Lady Anne Russell, shares tales of her Strictly Jane Austen guided walks through the streets of Bath.
Jane Austen: Art vs Life in Northanger Abbey
In this month’s Musing, our guest blogger, tour guide and architectural historian Dr Moira Rudolf takes a deep dive into Northanger Abbey to challenge the frequently-made observation that Jane Austen didn’t write from the life.
Neglected Forebears & Lost Swagger Spas
The Gainsborough, Part II
In this month’s Musing, architectural historian Dr. Moira Rudolf continues her earlier thoughts on the secret history of The Gainsborough Hotel, and reinforces its position in Bath’s Thermal Corridor by putting it into context via a neglected Forebear and two later – but lost – Swagger Spas
Jane Austen Enjoying Bath – Queen Square & Sydney Place
In this month's Musing, architectural historian Dr Moira Rudolf takes us back to Jane Austen's Bath.
Celebrating Jane Austen’s big 25-oh!
The carriages have left Bath after the first of our six-day parties marking 250 years since Jane Austen's birth. As we start preparing for the next, the programme's Creative Director, Dr. Gabrielle Malcolm, looks back on a fabulous gathering of 'clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation.'