Bath, Somerset.

The city was first established as a spa with the Latin name, Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") by the Romans in AD 43, although verbal 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 crafted from Bath Stone. The City of Bath was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987. 

Roman Baths

 

 

The Circle

 

The Royal Crescent

Pulteney Bridge

Bath Abbey

 

 

Hovercraft Championships - Rother Valley

Oops - shouldn't I be sitting in the hovercraft

Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House

BetFred.com World Snooker Championship

The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; and since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

It has been confirmed that the World Championships will stay at the Crucible until 2015.

The Great Easter Duck Race - Endcliffe Park

On Easter Monday in Endcliffe Park, Friends of the Porter Valley held a Duck Race to raise money for the restoration of Shepherd Wheel.

Galvanize 2011 - Festival of Contemporary Metal

Galvanize Sheffield aims to spark new interest in contemporary metal design and shed light on innovations in the manufacturing of metal products in the city. Now in its 4th year, Galvanize Sheffield 2011 shows the best in contemporary metal through a range of exhibitions and events taking place in venues across the city.

Sheffield Model Boat Society - Millhouses Park

Sharrow Lantern Carnival

This year's Sharrow Lantern Carnival gathered at Mount Pleasant Park and headed off via London Road to the General Cemetery Park for live music, fire spinners and the lantern release. The theme of this year's Carnival was Elements. The parade was headed by the Sheffield Samba Band and backed up by African drummers.

Portland Works - Randall Street

Portland Works, built in 1877, is one of the earliest surviving examples of an integrated metal trades complex. It is a Grade II listed building, which in 1913 became the first place in the world to manufacture stainless steel cutlery. Remarkably, it still does what it was built for - offering low-cost workshop space to small manufacturing businesses and independent artists and craftspeople. You'll find here metalworkers, engineers and craftsmen, furniture makers, artists and musicians. They are a cross section of talent following in the footsteps of the 'Little Mesters' who made Sheffield famous.
See www.portlandworks.co.uk on how you can help to save this important site.

This workshop originally was the packing warehouse. Squarepegs now work from here, manufacturing an unusual patented coat hook system with schools in mind.

Anchor Auto Finishers - this workshop once housed the steam engine which would have powered the works. The current occupants are renowned for their classic and vintage vehicle and bike restoration and undertake all types of metal work like welding and polishing.

PML Plating Ltd - they restore antique silver and silver-plate cutlery for the Sheffield cutlery manufacturers.

Stuart Mitchell Knives - a bespoke cutler and knife marker.