View of Bath Abbey from The Malt House chimney. Photo by Zu Henry 28/10/09
Looking north over SB from The Malt House chimney. Photo by Zu Henry28/10/09
Looking south over SB from The Malt House chimney. Photo by Zu Henry 28/10/09
Looking towards Bathwick Road bridge from The Malt House chimney. Photo by Zu Henry 28/10/09
Looking towards Bath top lock, viewed from The Malt House chimney. Photo by Zu Henry 28/10/09

Smallcombe House SB by Zu Henry [this photo and the following images were all taken on a glorious autumn day Oct. 2009]
View of SB from the bridge on Horseshoe walk by Zu Henry
View across the lock pound of SB by Zu Henry
View from a garden in SB by Zu Henry

View of SB from the third lock by Zu Henry

Herewith pics as promised, its Michael Davis who is putting up the flags. It all started when we had the clever idea to hold it on the upper pavement, because if you wanted to close the road it was very expensive. Everyone was asked to come with a bottle and 2 glasses, that way no one had to cancell the event in case of rain. What actually happened was that it did rain until, can you believe it, 5 minutes before 12 and the party was due to start at midday. So the weather gods were definitely on our side.

June

Many thanks to June Ward for these pictures of the Jubilee celebrations

In 2000, major repairs were carried out on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Many thanks to Sarah Pooley for these photographs.
Looking down the lock flight.
Looking towards Bathwick Hill
A temporary foot bridge was erected for local residents.
A new pumping system was installed.
Tom Pooley and friend take the opportunitiy to don their wellies.
These two photos are by Zu Henry
The Malt House in the snow during the repairs.

Looking down the lock flight during repairs

Somerset coal house and the garden of what is now Tolley cottage 1964 by John Russell. Many thanks to Jean Russell for giving me permission to reproduce these delightful photographs.

Bath top lock no. 13 SB in background 1964 by John Russell

This delightful drawing is also by Tony Heaton, details of his website are below.

'Bath Top Lock' reproduced by kind permission of the artist Tony Heaton whose other work can be seen at http://www.greetingsfromengland.co.uk

2 views of the garden of no.32 Sydney Buildings June 2010 with thanks to Elsbeth Bowman

These images are all by George Love Dafnis who lived at 32 SB in the early 1900's With many thanks to Dan Brown for the permission to use these images http://www.bathintime.co.uk/dafnis

View from SB
View from 32 SB
View from garden of 32
View of SB from Abbey View
rear garden of 32 SB 1920's
rear garden of 32 SB 1930

Four images of SB on a winters day, Feb. 4th 2009 by Zu Henry

Catherine Pomphrey outside Sydney Cottage
Hugh Sydney Beater and his wife Maud [with Betty the dog] They lived at Sydney Cottage/Smallcombe Nurseries from 1921-1957
Believed to be Miss Elizabeth Martin who lived at Sydney Cottage from 1851-1920
Below are a series of photographs of Catherine Elizabeth who worked for Hugh Beater, later married Ronald Pomphrey and lived at Smallcombe nurseries.





This is Peter Pomphrey, Catherine's son outside Smallcombe Nurseries.
With thanks to Helen Hobbs who was given permission by Peter Pomphrey to put these pictures on our blog.

A photocopy of the Tithe map dated 1840, which is in the record office in Taunton. The Bath Record Office have a copy of the Apportionment book [a key to the map] With thanks to Neal Kerss.

Bootmaker's van by the well in SB date unknown. With thanks to June Ward.

These are two photographs of the drawing room of no1 SB before and after a gas explosion. The man in the picture is Septimus Drew. Date unknown but probably mid 1930's With thanks to Michael Davis. [click on the image to enlarge it]

Boats moored opposite SB on a misty morning by Zu Henry 14/01/09