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Lantern lecture: WW2 in Bath at Fairfield House

Join our curators at Fairfield House as they share research into WW2 in Bath.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

Bath Assembly Rooms will be taking part in the talk on WW2 in Bath we're speakers will explore the impacts of WW2 on the city of Bath.

They'll cover buildings such as Bath Assembly Rooms that received a direct hit during the Baedeker raids and what that has meant for the building.

Dr Emily Roy and Tatjana LeBoff will be speaking from Bath Assembly Rooms along with a speaker from Bath Abbey. The Royal British Legion will also be available during the event.

This event is part of the 'Lantern Lectures' being held at Fairfield House in celebration of 90 years of Ethiopia in Bath. Reviving the Lantern Lectures from Bath Assembly Rooms in the 1930s when the Rooms held lectures under this title.

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Meeting point

Fairfield House, 2 Kelston Road, Bath BA1 3QJ

Suitability for children

Everyone is welcome - Fairfield House are happy to take donations

Other

Event is free to attend and includes food, no need to book.

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