October 2026
The Ward Years, 1939 to 1945
How the pool hall became a convalescent ward, and why the tiles survived untouched.
The Bath Journal
Notes from the house
Longer pieces from the stairwell archive: history, small machinery, and the habits that hold the place together.
September 2026
In Defence of the Slow Clock
Two minutes slow on purpose, corrected once by mistake, re-slowed by choice.
August 2026
The Tide-Line Thursday
Why the pool deck smells of barley soap once every third week.
Demonstration: the journal, its authors and the archive are invented.
Elsewhere in the house
Five rooms
The Pools
Cascade, Meridian, Mosaic, Plunge, Resting. In that order.
41 °CThe Water
One spring, honestly described, never sweetened.
Since 1926History
Ottilie Marsh, the ward years, the slow clock.
8 ritualsTreatments
Hands, heat, salt and birch, priced plainly.
ArchiveThe Journal
Longer notes from the stairwell cabinet.
VisitPlan a Visit
Trains, towpaths, punts and what to bring.