The Historic City of Bath

Bath is one of, if not the most beautiful city in England. It has an eclectic population of   approximately 85,000 people with a rich and varied architectural heritage.

The Roman occupation of Britain at the beginning of the first Millennium left us a priceless classical legacy including the spectacular Roman Baths themselves.

In the more recent 18th century Bath became the centre of a Georgian culture renowned for its opulence, good taste and extravagance. The Crescents and Terraces built then still stand today and are a testament to this century’s refined architectural elegance. ‘The Picturesque Movement’ with its love of the sublime and the ‘perfect line of beauty’ found its ultimate expression here in Bath. Lansdown Crescent for example is probably the best showcase of the Georgian’s love of contrasting classical forms with the natural shape and textures of nature.

The city as I’m sure you know is also endowed with great natural beauty with hot springs, rolling hills and pretty wooded escarpments. One can look down from the hills in the North above Bear Flat and see the whole city with the majestic river Avon meandering through the valley. What a picture that makes!

UNESCO awarded Bath its special World Heritage Site status not just for its architecture but for this unique, unspoilt and natural setting. It all provides the perfect backdrop and subject for photography of many kinds especially Architectural and Land or City scape.

Neill Menneer has, since his arrival in 1987, being photographing Bath’s many glories, in all their seasons and moods. His images have been published on literally hundreds of card designs, calendars, posters and in a number of best selling books. He now invites you to join him on a voyage of discovery!