Explore some of our archives

Photograph of several letters to Beau Nash

A collection of letters from Rowland Leffever to 'Beau' Nash, 1752-1761 (Reference 0662)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to this new section of our website, where we will showcase some of the fascinating documents in our care.

 

We will be putting a small number of images of documents here, but our main focus will be transcripts - exact copies of documents.  Most of these transcripts have been made by volunteers, and we are pleased to be able to present the results of their work online.

 

The Langton family papers

A wonderful series of letters between Bath and war-torn Spain, 1809-1817.  The letters deal with the war, the family inheritance, politics, life in Bath and much more. (Reference 0770)

 

The Diary of William Winckworth

William Winckworth was appointed as schoolmaster in Bath workhouse in January 1856.  This diary chronicles his first year there. (Reference 0685)