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Taken 05/10/14; Bath Abbey, seen from the far side of the Avon, is now an Anglican parish church and was a former Benedictine monastery. Founded in the 7th century, Bath Abbey was rebuilt in the 12th Century. Following the Reformation the Abbey fell into disrepair but was rebuilt in the late 16th century at the instigation of Queen Elizabeth I. Further major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s.
Bath was granted city status by Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590 and was made a county borough in 1889, which gave it administrative independence from its county, Somerset.
The city was first established as a spa with the Latin name, Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") by the Romans sometime in the AD 60s about 20 years after they had arrived in Britain (AD43), although oral tradition suggests that Bath was known before then. They built baths and a temple on the surrounding hills of Bath in the valley of the River Avon around hot springs. Edgar was crowned king of England at Bath Abbey in 973. Much later, it became popular as a spa town during the Georgian era, which led to a major expansion that left a heritage of exemplary Georgian architecture crafted from Bath Stone.
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Sergeant Emil Šeliga
Service Number: 787371
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
Died 30 August 1943
Aged 24
LANSDOWN BURIAL GROUND (Sec. 4. Row T. Grave 16.A.)
The rose left by the grave maker may have been the one left
by the Embassy of the Czech Republic during a group visit in mid-October 2020. In a web post, the Ambassador, Libor Sečka, described it as "probably the most neglected Czechoslovak war grave in Britain." There were times earlier this year when the front of the grave marker (like many others in the cemetery) was obscured by long grass, but the cemetery's annual maintenance regime usually takes care of this during the autumn (The local authority webpage on the cemetery notes that the "whole cemetery is cut annually during the winter months and the arisings removed to reduce enrichment of the ground thus encouraging natural vegetation"). As a closed cemetery being managed as an ecological asset, Lansdown Burial Ground will never be like the immaculate, CWGC-maintained cemeteries like Brookwood (or the CWGC plots in Haycombe Cemetery, elsewhere in Bath), but I personally think that it's a bit unfair to describe it as "an abandoned, forgotten place, reminiscent of a horror scene." All cemeteries have their seasons, and having visited Lansdown Burial Ground many, many times during this strange year, I can assure Ambassador Sečka and his host in Bath that the cemetery (and Sgt Šeliga's grave marker) is far from abandoned or forgotten: www.mzv.cz/london/en/culture_and_education/project_never_...
No 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, RAF was formed as a bomber squadron in 1940, being equipped with the Wellington medium bomber. In April 1942, the squadron was transferred to Coastal Command to conduct maritime patrols. It moved to RAF Beaulieu (Hampshire) in May 1943, when the squadron re-equipped with the Liberator GR Mk V for anti-submarine work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._311_Squadron_RAF
Sgt Šeliga was part of the crew of RAF Liberator GR.V BZ 785, which crashed on the 30 August 1943; according to the New Forest Knowledge blog, the aircraft stalled whilst in a steep turn during a training flight and crash landed: nfknowledge.org/contributions/no-311-czechoslovakian-squa...
RAF Commands identifies the rest of the crew as:
Flight Sergeant Josef BITTNER (787427) – pilot; Brookwood Military Cemetery (28. A. 4.)
Sergeant Josef FISERA (787361); Brookwood Military Cemetery (28. C. 2.)
Flight Lieutenant Emil PALICHLEB (82625); Brookwood Military Cemetery (28. C. 1.)
Flight Sergeant Zdenek REZAC (787061); The Maidenhead Register
Sergeant Theodor SCHWARZ (788207); Brookwood Military Cemetery (28. A. 7.)
Source: www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=114617
See also: fcafa.com/2011/05/04/brookwood/
Rebecca's Fountain at Bath Abbey, Bath, England. Erected by the Bath Temperance Association in 1861.
Widelux panorama.
The Bath Assembly Rooms, designed by John Wood, the Younger in 1769, are a set of elegant assembly rooms located in the heart of the World Heritage City of Bath in England which are now open to the public as a visitor attraction. They are designated as a Grade I listed building.
During the Georgian era Bath became fashionable. The architects John Wood, the Elder and his son John Wood, the Younger laid out new areas of housing for residents and visitors. Assembly rooms had been built early in the 18th century, but a new venue for balls, concerts and gambling was envisaged in the area between Queen Square, The Circus and the Royal Crescent. Robert Adam submitted a proposal that was rejected as too expensive. John Wood, the Younger raised funding through a Tontine and construction started in 1769. The New or Upper Assembly Rooms opened with a grand ball in 1771 and became the hub of fashionable society, being frequented by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, along with the nobility of the time.
The Bath stone building has rooms arranged in a U shape. There are four main function rooms in the complex: the 100-foot-long (30 m) ballroom — the largest Georgian interior in Bath; the tea room; the card room; and the octagon. The rooms have Whitefriars crystal chandeliers and are decorated with fine art. In the 20th century they were used as a cinema and in 1931 were taken over by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and restored. They were bombed and burnt out during the Second World War, with restoration undertaken by Sir Albert Richardson before reopening in 1963. They are now owned by the National Trust and operated by Bath and North East Somerset Council for public functions. The basement of the building provides a home to the Fashion Museum.
Bath is one of the best towns in the UK to visit and has many attractions and places to stay and eat.
The Roman Baths a main attraction along with the cathedral.
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41 Gay Street, Bath, 1734-36.
By John Wood the Elder (1704-1754).
Grade l listed.
This design shows a clear setting aside of Palladian uniformity, and the adoption of a more Baroque, Gibbsian treatment for this prominent corner site. Originally the house formed the southern end of the upper section of Barton Street. There is no evidence for the long held claim that this was John Wood the Younger's house. It seems to have been built for Richard Marchant, a wealthy Quaker, who paid rates on the house from 1736 to 1756. Its opulent singularity and prominence make it one of the best-known houses of its period in Bath. The building lease is dated 14 October 1734.