Jane Austen

Queen Square

Mar 232011

The whole north side of the square was built as seven separate houses in Palladian style which together resembled a palace.

The majestic obelisk in the middle of Queen Square was erected in 1735 by Beau Nash. The square is an ideal city-centre retreat to sit out and relax in the sun.

This is the heart of Bath’s professional district. If you’re looking for prestigious but discreet offices, this is the place – if you can afford it.

The obelisk has an inscription by Alexander Pope.

Cyclists can feel smug. A cut-through allows easy access from the south, while cars have a long detour round Bath’s bizarre one-way system. Continue reading »

Attractions, Films No Responses »

Feb 072011

Jane Austen

Jane Austen – The famous writer lived at 4 Sydney Place, right opposite the Holburne Museum, between 1801-4. Her vivid descriptions of Milsom Street in Northanger Abbey are still relevant today. A film of Persuasion was made in Bath (picture) and Ms Austen would see that little had changed in many of the places she described in her books. She might raise an eyebrow to see that the house numbers in the Paragon have extended each figure ’1′ to look like a ‘J’ in her memory!