A grant of £90,000 has been made to Bath & North East
Somerset Council to contribute towards the cost of re-developing
displays and improving access at the Roman Baths in Bath.
The Council is spending over a million pounds this year on plans
to improve the site, which is a scheduled ancient monument and an
international tourist attraction.
The £90,000 grant has come from the DCMS/Wolfson Fund, which
was established to promote improvements in Museums and Galleries in
England.
Cllr David Hawkins, Council Cabinet Member for Economic
Development, said: "I am delighted to learn of this award. The
plans for the Roman Baths will further improve an already
exciting place to visit and help to maintain its standing as a
leading visitor attraction, making Bath and North East
Somerset an even better place to visit."
Roman Baths Manager Stephen Clews said: "This is great news. In
the last 12 months visitors have already started to see the first
fruits of the Roman Baths development plan, including conservation
and cleaning of the Great Bath, costumed interpretation and
redisplay of the cold plunge pool. We now have the prospect of
ongoing improvements over the next three years that will make the
site an even more interesting and engaging place."
Work this financial year will include re-display of the ground
floor terraces, visitor re-routing with improved physical access
including the installation of a new lift and staircase and
re-working of the introductory and lower museum displays.
For full details of the Roman Baths Development go to
www.romanbaths.co.uk/develop
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