tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704812718515250366.post8823430451399958586..comments2024-03-19T10:23:37.708+00:00Comments on Beyond the Baths: Hat and Feather ExcavationsThe Baths Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06979077640511851287noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704812718515250366.post-83569068851762440122020-02-18T15:18:28.872+00:002020-02-18T15:18:28.872+00:00Hi there,
How exciting - our colleagues at the Rec...Hi there,<br />How exciting - our colleagues at the Record Office may be able to help. Their contact details and opening times are available via the website: www.batharchives.co.uk<br />Kind regards,<br />ZofiaThe Baths Bloggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979077640511851287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704812718515250366.post-65744992813916675902020-01-23T19:05:34.903+00:002020-01-23T19:05:34.903+00:00In tracing my family tree, I understand that the 1...In tracing my family tree, I understand that the 1851 Census shows George Cottle as living in 6 Hat and Feather Street. Can anyone elaborate ? Many thanks in advance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963961588842001267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704812718515250366.post-42074292963630055572012-10-11T18:29:20.989+01:002012-10-11T18:29:20.989+01:00I live in one of the flats behind T R Hayes, appar...I live in one of the flats behind T R Hayes, apparently where plague victims were buried, overlooking the river.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704812718515250366.post-3859558178911617582012-10-10T14:49:14.388+01:002012-10-10T14:49:14.388+01:00Hi Tom,
I am glad you enjoyed the read; do pop in ...Hi Tom,<br />I am glad you enjoyed the read; do pop in to T R Hayes if you're ever free as there is a little display of the archaeology in the extension to the back of the premises that now covers the site of excavation.<br />Kind regards,<br />Helen<br />The Baths Bloggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979077640511851287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704812718515250366.post-33900750398991372452012-10-10T09:34:29.562+01:002012-10-10T09:34:29.562+01:00That's really interesting, Helen, as most of m...That's really interesting, Helen, as most of my leisure time is - and was - spent in Walcot, my workshop was - for many years - in Walcot Yard (I am a stone-carver) and far too much time was spent in the Hat and Feather, beginning in the early 1970s.<br /><br />A friend of mine owned a house very close to the Hat (at the top of London Street) and when developing his garden, he came upon the foundation outlines of the warren of 19th century (and earlier) buildings which covered it. They are still exposed today, and the sandstone door-steps can still be seen either side of what must have been very narrow alleys indeed.<br /><br />I understand that this area was well-know as the lower end of the 'red-light' district of Bath, and the hovels were demolished by the Victorians to clean the place up - both literally and morally. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com