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Crimean War Memorial
An obelisk of pennant stone; it is unusual for its age (1856) because it records the names of both officers and other ranks.
The top of the monument contains the names of various Crimean War battles: Bomarsund, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sweaborg, Tchernaya and Sebastopol. Bomarsund and Sveaborg/Viapori are not in the Crimea at all, but in the Baltic. An Anglo-French fleet spent part of the Crimean War bombarding Russian fortresses in the Baltic, including Bomarsund in the Ã…land Islands and Sveaborg (Suomenlinna) off the coast near Helsinki (now part of Finland).
The names are as follows:
Major-General Sir John Campbell
Colonel W. Trevelyan
Lieutenant-Colonel E. S. T. Swyny
Lieutenant-Colonel L. B. Tyler
Captain T. B. Foster
Lieutenant Thomas Molyneux Graves
Major W. Swinton
William Shell, Seaman (first who fell in the war)
George Roberts, Corporal, 21st Fusiliers
Robert Warren, Private, 21st Fusiliers
Edward Harris, Private, Royal Artillery
Erected by Citizens of Bath, | In honour, under God, | Of those Heroic Men, especially | Their Fellow-Citizens and Friends here recorded, | Who laid down their lives | In the Campaigns of 1854-5, | triumphantly achieved | for the liberties of Europe.
"There is a time to die." -- Eccles. iii. 2.
A report of the inauguration of the monument was published in the Bath Chronicle of 5th June 1856. It was apparently a big occasion, with a ceremony at the new memorial, a big service at Bath Abbey with an address by the Bishop ("perhaps so large a congregation was never before assembled in the Abbey Church as on this occasion"), and much sadness and rejoicing. The account also provided some practical details:
The monument was erected using surplus funds subscribed by the citizens of Bath in March 1855, when a number of wounded soldiers were passing through the city.
The obelisk was designed and executed by Mr. Samuel Rogers, jun. of Widcombe, and was constructed in "the finest pennant stone" It is 20 feet high, the base surrounded by flowers.
Its chosen site was at the head of the carriage drive where the road diverges to the mortuary chapel.
Taken from the Pulteney Gardens bridge, looking towards Bath. The house on the right is Widcombe House, and the spire is St Matthew's, Widcombe.
The 1939-1945 memorial tablet
The names are:
G. Baatz (St Mark's, Widcombe, Bath) -- Gunner George August Frederick Baatz (Service No: 1121703), 71 Field Regt., Royal Artillery; died 3 January 1944, aged 32; buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy (III. D. 12. ); son of August Frederick William and Florence Fanny Baatz, of Bath, Somerset: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2608050/BAATZ,%20GEOR...
D. W. Branch (Shipham) -- Leading Aircraftsman Derrick Robert Branch (Service No: 1316887), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; died 25 August 1945; buried in Maynamati War Cemetery, Bangladesh (3. C. 13.): www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1056902/BRANCH,%20DER...
G. Collier (Wedmore) -- Private Wilfred George Collier (Service No: 14456017), General Service Corps; died 5 March 1945, aged 18; buried in Wedmore (St Mary Magdalene) Churchyard Extension, Somerset (Plot B. Grave 68.); son of Ernest Dan and Elsie Josephine Collier. of Wedmore: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2692338/COLLIER,%20WI...
R. J. Dabinett (Drayton) -- Sapper Richard James Dabinett (Service No: 14356271), 510 Field Coy., Royal Engineers; died 24 March 1945, aged 23; buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (54. E. 10.); son of Ralph Edmund and Jessie Dabinett; husband of Freda Doreen Dabinett, of Hastings, Sussex: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2035985/DABINETT,%20R...
A. E. Eades (Charlton Mackrell) -- Sergeant Aubrey Edward Eades (Service No: 1605781), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (166 Sqdn.); died 26 October 1944, aged 21; name recorded on the Runnymede Memorial (Panel 228.); son of Edwin Charles and Daisy Annie Eades, of Charlton Adam, Somerset: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/232690/EADES,%20AUBRE...
T. Maunders (Milverton) -- Pilot Officer Thomas Victor Saunders (Service No: 48745), Royal Air Force (142 Sqdn.); trade: Obs.; died 14 July 1942, aged 20; buried in Milverton (St. Michael) Churchyard, Somerset; son of Charles Victor and Hilda Catherine Maunders, of Milverton: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2692158/MAUNDERS,%20T...
C. Morgan (Dinder) -- Probably: Gunner George Edward Morgan (Service No: 969301), 107 (The South Notts. Hussars) Regt., Royal Horse Artillery; died 6 June 1942, aged 25; name recorded on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt (Column 14.); son of Albert Victor and Elisa Jane Morgan, of Dinder, Somerset: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2184487/MORGAN,%20GEO...
P. N. Rainey (Marston Magna) -- Lance Corporal Percy Normand George Rainey (Service No: 262181), 6th Bn., Grenadier Guards; died 17 March 1943, aged 29; buried in Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia (III. AA. 21.); son of Charles and Eliza Ann Rainey, of Marston Magna, Somerset: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2183299/RAINEY,%20PER...
R. Raymond
B. Sibley (Ilminster) -- Private Bertram Sibley (Service No: 5675606), 7th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 25 September 1944, aged 27; buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Netherlands (21. D. 3.); son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sibley; husband of Phyllis Mary Ives Sibley, of Southgate, Middlesex: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2646872/SIBLEY,%20BER...
L. G. Slade (St Michael's, Minehead) -- Seaman Lewis George Slade (Service No: D/JX 238844), Royal Navy (H.M.S. President III); died 19 August 1941; name recorded on the Plymouth Naval Memorial (Panel 48, Column 2.); son of William John and Eva Ellen Slade, of Minehead, Somerset: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2487820/SLADE,%20LEWI...
Seen slowly but surely making its way up Widcombe Hill in Bath is an Enviro 200 of The Big Lemon's fleet. It's just passed St. Matthew's Church with a Saturday afternoon service bound for the city university.
Operator: The Big Lemon
Vehicle: ADL Enviro 200
Reg: YX17 NRN
Fleet No.: 1200
Location: Widcombe Hill, Bath
Route: 20: Twerton - University of Bath
Date: May 25, 2024
Where the canal joins the River Avon. Looking at the modern Google Streetview, the construction site would be the present Rossiter Road. Widcombe Baptist Church still has "Christ Died for our Sins" painted on the roof, and the spire would be St Matthew's Church, Widcombe. The chimney just above the canal bridge is Thimble Mill Pumping Station.
One of three Commisioners' churches built in Bath. Dating from 1830-2, it was built during the 'Gothic Revival'. The architect was G P Manners, City Architect, who had bit of a mixed record. The polygonal chancel by Thomas Ames was added in 1883. It was closed in 1975 and runs as a community centre
One of the few marked graves in this closed burial ground. Poignant reminder of the high infant mortality of the time.
This pair of cottages (now knocked into one) is believed to be C17th, making it the oldest house in Widcombe.
The Grade II* Listed Bath Spa Railway Station, Bath, Somerset.
Bath Spa station was built in 1840 for the Great Western Railway by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is in an asymmetrical Tudor style with curving gables, and lies on the north bank of the Avon, with the line swerving across from the southern bank to the station and then back again. Opened on 31 August 1840, the station was originally named Bath, but was given its present name of Bath Spa in 1949 to distinguish it from Bath Green Park station, which did not have its name altered from Bath until 1951.
A convenient feature for passengers was the ramps that led up to both platforms, giving the disabled and those with luggage easy access from the platforms to cars or taxis. However, in 2011 the northern ramp was removed in a station redevelopment which provided lifts instead. There is also a footbridge leading directly from the station across the Avon and allowing direct access to the Widcombe area. It was originally tolled, and informally known locally as the Ha'penny Bridge; it was reconstructed in 1877.
The station has wide spacing between the platforms: there were originally two broad gauge carriage sidings between the platform lines. The station was first built with a hammerbeam roof covered the area between the platforms, however this was removed in 1897 when the station was remodelling with longer platforms. The station originally had a three track goods shed immediately west of the station, to the north of the main track. In 1877 a large goods depot was built about 500 metres to the west at Westmoreland, and the goods shed was demolished for the station remodelling in 1897.
These are this year's cygnets, and they are GIANT-sized. They are right now trying to work out how to fly, which is apparently very amusing, but we saw no sign of that today. Also, we are getting too old for this game - the walk from home, Larkhall Co-op, along the canal, through to Widcombe, up the hill the Prior Park, round the park, down the hill, through a bit of town, along the river by the Rec, pause to listen to a VERY noisy fledgeling peregrine making a racket (with a brief glimpse of an annoyed parent or sibling flying off, having had enough of the racket), through more of town, up the hill home - KNACKERED. May need to go live by the seaside, or somewhere with a working bus service. Because really, I was wrecked after this. It's the difference between 56 and 57 - two weeks ago, dead sprightly. Today, dead on my feet.
Sherborne School, UK, Book of Remembrance for former pupils who died in the First World War, 1914-1918.
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Details: William Henry Duckworth (1896-1916), born 5 November 1896, son of William Henry Duckworth (Barrister-at-Law) and Emme Duckworth, of 46 Upper Gloucester Place, London.
Attended Broad Oak Preparatory School, Northwood.
Attended Sherborne School (School House) September 1910-July 1914.
WW1, in March 1915 joined the Inns of Court O.T.C., obtaining in July 1915 a commission in the Lancashire Fusiliers 20th Battalion. He was wounded at Neuve Chapelle on 22-23 March 1916 and died at Le Treport, in No.3 General Hospital, on 14 April 1916. Buried at Le Treport Military Cemetery, Plot 2. Row O. Grave 19.
Commemorated at:
Le Treport Military Cemetery, Plot 2. Row O. Grave 19 www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/116913/DUCKWORTH,%20W...
Widcombe War Memorial www.warmemorial.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/3i.html
Sherborne School: War Memorial Staircase; Book of Remembrance.
The Grade II* Listed Bath Spa Railway Station, Bath, Somerset.
Bath Spa station was built in 1840 for the Great Western Railway by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is in an asymmetrical Tudor style with curving gables, and lies on the north bank of the Avon, with the line swerving across from the southern bank to the station and then back again. Opened on 31 August 1840, the station was originally named Bath, but was given its present name of Bath Spa in 1949 to distinguish it from Bath Green Park station, which did not have its name altered from Bath until 1951.
A convenient feature for passengers was the ramps that led up to both platforms, giving the disabled and those with luggage easy access from the platforms to cars or taxis. However, in 2011 the northern ramp was removed in a station redevelopment which provided lifts instead. There is also a footbridge leading directly from the station across the Avon and allowing direct access to the Widcombe area. It was originally tolled, and informally known locally as the Ha'penny Bridge; it was reconstructed in 1877.
The station has wide spacing between the platforms: there were originally two broad gauge carriage sidings between the platform lines. The station was first built with a hammerbeam roof covered the area between the platforms, however this was removed in 1897 when the station was remodelling with longer platforms. The station originally had a three track goods shed immediately west of the station, to the north of the main track. In 1877 a large goods depot was built about 500 metres to the west at Westmoreland, and the goods shed was demolished for the station remodelling in 1897.
West tower of St Marks - perpendicular gothic revival with a nod to the Somerset style. To the right of shot is the burial ground, now separated from the rest of the church precicts by a surfaced and fenced footpath.
First time ever I felt like a proper photographer - I used a stopwatch to time the exposure! Woo, steady on eh?
We didn't get as far as the area marked "Jane Austen walked here" so have yet to discover this areas delights.
A tad bizarre.
Taken during a backstage tour of the Natural Theatre Company at the bottom of Widcombe Hill.
The Grade II* Listed Bath Spa Railway Station, Bath, Somerset.
Bath Spa station was built in 1840 for the Great Western Railway by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is in an asymmetrical Tudor style with curving gables, and lies on the north bank of the Avon, with the line swerving across from the southern bank to the station and then back again. Opened on 31 August 1840, the station was originally named Bath, but was given its present name of Bath Spa in 1949 to distinguish it from Bath Green Park station, which did not have its name altered from Bath until 1951.
A convenient feature for passengers was the ramps that led up to both platforms, giving the disabled and those with luggage easy access from the platforms to cars or taxis. However, in 2011 the northern ramp was removed in a station redevelopment which provided lifts instead. There is also a footbridge leading directly from the station across the Avon and allowing direct access to the Widcombe area. It was originally tolled, and informally known locally as the Ha'penny Bridge; it was reconstructed in 1877.
The station has wide spacing between the platforms: there were originally two broad gauge carriage sidings between the platform lines. The station was first built with a hammerbeam roof covered the area between the platforms, however this was removed in 1897 when the station was remodelling with longer platforms. The station originally had a three track goods shed immediately west of the station, to the north of the main track. In 1877 a large goods depot was built about 500 metres to the west at Westmoreland, and the goods shed was demolished for the station remodelling in 1897.
Private J. H. Odey's name on the Widcombe War Memorial
Information from the CWGC database:
J. H. Odey -- Private John H. Odey (Service No: 54286), 13th Bn., Durham Light Infantry; died 8 June 1917, aged 34; name recorded on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Panel 36 and 38.); son of Mrs. James Odey, of 7, Southville Terrace, Lyncombe Vale, Bath; husband of Rosie Mary Odey, of 3, Stanley St., Swindon, Wilts. [Private Odey's name also appears on the main Bath war memorial, the Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers memorial in Bath Abbey, and the war memorial in Christ Church, Swindon]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/919326/ODEY,%20JOHN%20H
The Big Lemon operate services in the Bristol & Bath area, such as route 20 that serves Bath's university campus. An electric Optare Solo that was new to Stagecoach Highlands in March 2015 is seen cruising down towards the city centre on a lovely day just over a year ago. This one arrived with the Big Lemon in February 2024.
Operator: The Big Lemon
Vehicle: Optare Solo SR Electric
Reg: YJ15 AWF
Location: Widcombe Hill, Bath
Route: 20: University of Bath - Twerton
Date: May 25, 2024
As part of an investigation of light pollution in the city of Bath, this is a measurement of the spectral irradiance of a high-pressure sodium street-lamp measured from ~65cm above the pavement directly under the lamp.
The red-line spectrum shows the spectral irradiance in Watts/ square metre/ nanometer. This corresponds to an illuminance of 42.9 Lux with a correlated colour temperature (CCT) of 1987K.
The dashed black line shows a Planck function with this CCT. These lamps have a very low colour temperature and, as such, are probably far less damaging to wildlife than the brighter, whiter, more modern LED street-lamps that are becoming ubiquitous in towns and cities throughout the world.
The inset shows the colour of the lamp (red cross) falling close the the thermal emission (Planck) locus on the CIE1931 colour-space diagram.
...on the Kennett and Avon canal, the section just above lock number 13, on the outskirts of Bath, Somerset.
Plein air, postcard size.
The summer time in England is just so great. Long day everyday that is!! And the sunset is abnormally long!! I could just walk around finding a nice spot to take a photo (like I stood right in the middle of the road for this one! :-p) without getting the sky colour changed too much.
a great view from widcombe hill once again!! what's your mood when you see this? ;-)
Canon 400D | Sigma 70-300@119mm | 1/200s | f/5.6 | ISO400
Due to a renovation of the area the social club is being knocked down so the local graffiti artists have been let loose on it.
Taken on 27 May 1881, John Humphrey Mallett and his mother Florence.
John Humphrey Mallett was born 27th February 1880, Bath, Somerset, the son of Walter Ellis and Florence Penelope, nee Lemann, Mallett. Walter E Mallett was a Gold Jeweller. In 1891 the family were living at Greenway Lane, Lyncombe and Widcombe, Bath.
Photographers C. Hawkins of 35 Milsom Street, Bath and Preston Street, Brighton. Carte de Vista