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Report - Gainsborough Building, Bath 05/04/07

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Rookinella

I should have danced all night
28DL Full Member
The Gainborough Building, also known as the City of Bath College which specialised in Art, Music and Drama. It was converted from an old hospital and still holds many of the recognisable features. The photography department was the old Morgue and the old admin was turned into the HotBath Gallery. It is now being turned into a hotel to work along side the new Bath Spa which is built on top of the old Roman ruins. This is another local site I've been meaning to cross off the list for a long time because it's where I did my National Diploma in Art&Design. It also holds the best lift in the world-very photogenic. This was a permissioned visit and I must say a big thankyou to the builder who showed me round and filled me in on lots of local history about the building. Budice was due to come with me but was feeling a bit poorly so these photos are on behalf of him too:) Anyway, some piccies.....

Main entrance to the hospital complete with ramps to wheel the patients in
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looking out to the main stairwell from the drama studio
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2nd floor corridor
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this side of the building is due to be demolished
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unnecessary windows to the left of the picture blocked out due to window tax
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basement Foundation studios (possibly parts of the Morgue)
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stained glass windows produced by the students
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the theatre
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dance studio
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MY OLD STUDIO!!!!!!!! :eek:
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painty sink
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lift stuff
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heh heh heh
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more lift action
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This never fails to amuse!
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More morgue stuff
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the archeologists have been digging for roman stuff-not surprisingly, they found some walls
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Apparently this is where the Surgeon used to live
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the college canteen where the famous "choctea" drink was invented (PM me for the recipe)
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Old admin and HotBath Gallery
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The gallery was opened by Peter Blake (artist who did the Sgt. Pepper's album cover)
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people saying goodbye to the building
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long hospitalesque corridor
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nice window
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Rookinella

I should have danced all night
28DL Full Member
Re: Gainsborough Building, Bath REPORT 05/04/07

A couple but theyre not that great

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