The Building of a Georgian City film

Watch a snippet of our film. The full 25-minute version is available to purchase.

The Building of Bath film

This film traces the development of Bath, explains the architectural principles which influenced the design of its buildings, and describes the nature and form of their construction.

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Film details

The City of Bath is famous, above all, for its elegant and imposing Georgian buildings.

Perhaps less well known is the story of its development; a story of human endeavour and achievement, inspired by a desire for architectural elegance, but founded on the financial reality of speculative business.

Format

  • It is 25 minutes long and is available in WMV, Flash and Quicktime formats.
  • Copyright UWE Bristol 1995

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