Podcasts about Bath Abbey

La distinción de su arquitectura georgiana de color miel, unida a las propiedades terapéuticas de las aguas calientes de sus manantiales, convirtieron a Bath en un imán para las clases altas británicas desde finales del siglo XVII. En compañía de la consultora lingüística batoniana Morwenna Fellows, buscamos algunos hitos que justifican la inclusión de esta población del condado de Somerset en la lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la Unesco. Paseamos desde las lujosas viviendas adosadas del Royal Crescent hasta los baños romanos, pasando por la plaza The Circus, las prestigiosas salas de The Assembly Rooms y Pulteney Bridge, uno de los pocos puentes habitados del mundo. También hacemos parada en el pequeño museo dedicado a Jane Austen, donde las guías oficiales Alison García Levy y Olga Ruiz nos proponen seguir los pasos biográficos y literarios de la escritora por esta ciudad que fue su hogar a comienzos del siglo XIX. También es un excelente plató natural para infinidad de películas y series como 'Los Bridgerton'. Nuestra visita incluye la imprescindible Bath Abbey, que describimos con la ayuda de dos residentes: la periodista Felisa G. Ferraz y el profesor universitario Juan Ferrero. Antes de salir a buscar impresionantes espacios verdes dentro y fuera del término municipal, la guía Olga Juristo nos da varias ideas para disfrutar de estas aguas que brotan de las entrañas de la tierra a 46 grados desde hace milenios. Al final de nuestro viaje comprendemos por qué Bath es uno de los destinos más apreciados del Reino Unido.Escuchar audio

fWotD Episode 2728: Wells Cathedral Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Wednesday, 23 October 2024 is Wells Cathedral.Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. There are daily Church of England services in the building, and in 2023 it was reported to receive over 300,000 visitors per year. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building. The cathedral precincts contain the Bishop's Palace and several buildings linked to its medieval chapter of secular canons, including the fifteenth-century Vicars' Close.The earliest record of a church on the present site is a charter of 766. A bishopric was established in 909, however in 1090 the cathedral of the diocese was moved to Bath Abbey and remained there until Wells became co-cathedral in 1218. The remains of the tenth-century cathedral lie to the south of the present building, beneath the cloister. The present cathedral has a cruciform plan with a chapter house attached to the north and a cloister to the south, and is largely the result of two building campaigns which took place between c. 1180 to c. 1260 and c. 1285 to c. 1345. The western half of the cathedral, including the nave and western transepts, belongs primarily to the first building phase and is constructed in the Early English style of Gothic architecture. The east end, including the lady chapel, eastern transepts, chapter house, and central tower, belongs to the second phase and uses the Decorated Gothic style; it also retains much medieval stained glass. Two towers were added to the west front between 1385 and 1410 in the Perpendicular Gothic style, and the cloisters were remodelled in the same style between 1420 and 1508. The cathedral was restored over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Wells has been called "unquestionably one of the most beautiful" and "most poetic" of English cathedrals. The architectural historian John Harvey sees it as Europe's first truly Gothic structure, breaking from the last constraints of the Romanesque style. The west front, which contains 300 sculpted figures, has been described by Harvey as the "supreme triumph of the combined plastic arts in England", however the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described it as "spare", with "harsh uprights and horizontals [...] like steel scaffolding".This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 5 November 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Wells Cathedral on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Amy.

In this Special Episode, Roland Pease meets three University of Bath graduates who are making impacts in industry. Claire Smith is Director of Buro Happold in Bath. A structural engineer, she discusses her work in the city and beyond - and in boosting the sustainability of a local landmark, Bath Abbey, by combining cutting-edge technology with the city's natural hot springs. Meri Williams has held multiple leading management roles since completing her degree in Computer Information Systems, leading scale-ups and expansions of major names including Gov.uk, Procter & Gamble and now at financial services company Pleo, with a focus on recognising and encouraging diversity in teams. Bharat Shah was one of the first students to graduate from the University of Bath. He has grown a pharmacy wholesale business, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, from scratch and has a unique view into pharmacists' future as part of the UK healthcare system.

Welcome to Anthem 34 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I'm Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week I needed to be swift (not Taylor) to complete anthem 34 because I am visiting Bath with my wife to hear our daughter, Charlotte, singing at the RSCM Choir Course. This is the second year in a row that she has had the opportunity to attend the course, thanks to The Friends of the Music of Holy Trinity Church. 3 choristers from Holy Trinity are there this year, enjoying singing in a variety of contexts, including services at Bath Abbey. I'm very much looking forward to that trip. So I couldn't waste any time coming up with a text for the anthem. While looking through the Irish Book of Common Prayer, I spotted the opening to Psalm cxlv (145). These seemed like promising words and here they are: Words for Anthem 34: I will magnify thee, O God, my King : and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever. Every day will I give thanks unto thee : and praise thy Name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord, and marvellous worthy to be praised : there is no end of his greatness. I also added an Amen section in at the end (obviously) because the piece seemed to need it.

In Episode Four of the University of Bath's Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease heads to the roof of the Chancellors' Building to discuss the future of solar energy with experts leading the way at the University of Bath. In this episode he meets: Professor Alison Walker from Bath's Department of Physics. Alison's research concerns multiscale modelling of perovskite solar cells and organic devices such as displays. In 2019, she chaired the Solar Commission whose aim was to show how UK innovation and industrial capabilities could be harnessed to allow the UK to be a global player in solar in the years ahead. The report was launched in the House of Lords. She directs the 7 university Centre for Doctoral Training in New and sustainable photovoltaics, CDT-PV. Locally, students funded by the CDT-PV worked with Bath Abbey to explore how could be installed on historic buildings to reduce emissions. Professor Petra Cameron from Bath's Department of Chemistry. Her group researches energy materials and makes perovskite solar cells. She focuses on understanding ion motion in perovskites (perovskites are mixed electronic-ionic conductors), making perovskite solar cells with carbon coatings for water splitting to make solar fuels. This is about making perovskites more stable to help scale up their production. Her work has helped to position the University as somewhere of real solar energy expertise and has also helped to put the UK to the forefront of perovskite development. For more information on our guests and the University of Bath's Research with Impact Podcast please visit go.bath.ac.uk/research-with-impact or follow @uniofbath.

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https://amateurtraveler.com/uk-two-week-itinerary-by-train/ Hear about a UK two-week itinerary by train as the Amateur Traveler talks to Tracy Collins from UKTravelPlanning.com about a train trip in the country that invented trains. London We start in London. Spend some time visiting some of the iconic sites like the Tower of London or Westminster Abbey. Visit the great museums of London like Tracy's favorite, the Victoria and Albert Museum. Then we start our journey to see England, Wales, and Scotland from Paddington Station. Bath Visit the historic Roman Baths from which Bath gets its name. Visit the magnificent Bath Abbey. Stroll through the iconic Royal Crescent with its Georgian Architecture. Immerse yourself in Jane Austen's world at the Jane Austen Centre. As a side trip from Bath, consider one of the following Tour the stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury. Explore the awe-inspiring Salisbury Cathedral. Take a scenic train ride to the picturesque Cotswolds. Cardiff Travel to the capital of Wales, Cardiff.  Explore the historic Cardiff Castle. Embark on an exciting Cardiff Dr. Who Tour. Visit the impressive Principality Stadium. Option 1: Liverpool Take a train to Liverpool, the home of The Beatles. Join the magical Mystery Tour to learn about the Fab Four. Visit the historic Albert Dock including the International Slavery Museum. Option 2: Lake District Explore Bowness-on-Windermere, a charming lakeside town. Visit Dove Cottage, the former home of William Wordsworth. Experience the charm of Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's House. Edinburgh Take a train to Scotland's capital of Edinburgh. Walk the Royal mile from Edinburgh Castle to the historic Holyrood Palace. Hike up Arthur's Seat or Calton Hill for stunning views. Dare to venture into the mysterious Edinburgh Vaults. As a side trip from Edinburgh consider: Travel to nearby Glasgow. Admire The Kelpies, Scotland's mythical horse sculptures. Visit St Andrews, the birthplace of golf. York Take the Jacobite Steam Train through Tracy's native Northumberland to the city of York. Explore the Roman history at the Roman Bath in York. Discover the Viking legacy at the Jorvik Viking Centre. Wander through the charming Shambles. Visit the wonderful Railway Museum. Return back to London.

Christmas can be a difficult time of year especially for those who have lost a loved one. In this episode I chat with author Penelope Swithinbank about her book 'Scent of Water' written specifically to help those who are grieving. We also chat about the Royal Family, Bath Abbey and her love of long distance hiking. Listen now.   Help keep this podcast on the web by simply buying me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattmcchlery Advertise on this podcast Click for Advertising info Visit Penelope Swithinbank's website penelopeswithinbank.com Visit Matt McChlery's website mattmcchlery.com

Bath, England: The People Who Saved Their Pub Season 5 – Gap Year: UK Episode 3 (Full episode) https://youtu.be/kHjzKYy3Db8 Would your community come together to save a local business? It happened near Bath, England and it saved a 400 year-old pub. The Packhorse pub opened in the 1600s but had to shut its doors in 2012. The community wouldn't have it. They launched a “Save the Packhorse” campaign that ultimately restored and reopened the pub on its 400th anniversary. Tune in to this episode of Travel FOMO to hear about Jamin and Hilarie's hike to South Stoke, where this unique pub is thriving. And despite the wet spring weather, the couple spent countless hours wandering the streets of Bath, where they visited the Roman Baths museum, attended Palm Sunday service at Bath Abbey, hit up a thrift store, and find the tiny Gin Distillery & Herbal Apothecary. Subscribe to Travel FOMO in two different ways: (1) See their adventures on YouTube and (2) Follow audibly from wherever you listen to podcasts. Why? Because they're traveling to 18 different countries in the coming year, and you won't want to miss it. Travel FOMO is hosted by a husband and wife duo, Jamin and Hilarie Houghton. Learn more about them at www.travelfomopodcast.com. Follow us on social media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/travelfomopodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/travelfomopodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@travelfomopodcast

Zack probes Tom and David regarding artificial chimes and carillons that use recorded bell sounds rather than actual bells.SEE: Electronic carillonsTom recalls his experience of hearing a full peal at Bath Abbey.SEE: Bath Abbey Bells, full peal on Oct. 17, 2021SEE: Royal Crescent in Bath, EnglandTom recounts his first trip to Notre-Dame during Easter 2007, when the 19th c. Bells where still hung for ringing in the north tower belfry.SEE: Notre-Dame 19th c. Bells, ringing Christmas 2011 (ground level)SEE: Notre-Dame 19th c. Bells, ringing Easter 2009 (galerie de chimeres level)Tom and David reminisce over their joint trip to see Notre-Dame on Easter 2013, just as the new peal of bells had become operational for Eastertide.SEE: Notre-Dame 2013 Bells, full peal “Sonnerie du Grand Solemnel”SEE: Notre-Dame 2013 Bells, ringing Easter 2013 (Tom & David recording)Tom shares photos provided by the Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris foundation depicting the fire damage to the north tower belfry, obtained after much persistence.SEE: Fire Damage to Notre-Dame North Tower Belfry (scroll down)

In this episode we will look into some fun Satanic Hoaxes. We still live in the shadow of the satanic panic of the 1980s and under the spectre of Qanon today but those hoaxes have cost people their lives and that's not fun. I thought in this episode we would look at some of the less famous stories where the devil is to blame.We will investigate the fake Satanic ritual sites discovered on the Scandinavian island of Anholt and their connection to Devil coins turning up all over Europe including Bath Abbey in the U.K.We examine how Danish newspaper Politiken, uncovered the three men behind the mystery, Knud Langkow, Jørgen Sømod and Bent Jensen.We deep dive into, ‘The Well to Hell' story that had Trinity Broadcasting Network fooled TWICE! And see how an annoyed Norwegian school teacher, Åge Rendalen performed what we would call these days, a ‘White Hat Hoax' on the network.We find even Justin Bieber has been a victim of one of these Satanic hoaxes with his innocent little minor hit from a few tears back, ‘Baby' being accused of being back masked by brain bending bangers beatifying Beelzebub.We look at how a simple photoshop joke by comic book creator Cody Frederickson went viral.And we'll find out if it's now safe to return to the San Bernardino Mountains after campers were warned of Satanic activity in the area.Also mentioned in this episode, Kola Superdeep Borehole, Lotte Geevan, Art Bell, Coast to Coast and The United States Forest Service. 

Seb is a detective constable with Surrey Police, working in their public protection unit investigating serious crime against the most vulnerable in our society. His Policing career started in the Met Police where, after 2 years as a volunteer Police Officer or ‘Special', he caught the Policing bug and joined ‘the job' full time in 2011. He chose Hounslow as the place to get experience and spent two years as a uniform constable answering 999 calls there. He also had the pleasure of seeing the sights of London from a different perspective as a public order officer. Being an avid fan of ‘The Sweeney' he always knew he was destined to be a detective. After a stint working on a new initiative to better deal with foreign national offenders and a few months as a street duties instructor and acting Sergeant, Seb applied for CID. He attended Scotland Yard's world-famous Crime Academy, becoming a substantive detective in 2017. A country boy at heart, the rolling hills of Surrey were too beautiful to resist so he transferred to Surrey Police soon after and choose to work in the safeguarding unit, training to be a specialist accredited child abuse investigator. The son of a GP (who was also an artist) and a music teacher, he was born and raised in Bristol where he enjoyed a house full of music. His mother would teach piano at home and he would spend hours listening to Beethoven and Bach from his dad's record collection. There is photographic evidence of him conducting Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in the lounge in his pyjamas at age 8, but that is locked away securely! He attended King Edward's School, Bath, where he joined the choir and sang many services in the awesome Bath Abbey. He also played the violin and was a member of multiple music groups including a medieval group where he played medieval fiddle and Psaltery (Google it). He took part in chamber concerts in the Holbourne Museum, Bath, which houses a Steinway Piano Rachmaninov chose to play when he came to the city. Following a brief episode where he applied to study Physics at University and join the RAF as a pilot, he came to his senses at the last minute and auditioned for the Royal College of Music as a singer. He studied there for 5 years between 2000 and 2005, gaining a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance. Seb then spent the next few years trying to make a living as a musician and having a lot of fun in the process, working for Opera companies all over the UK and touring the USA for 3 months with the Carl Rosa Opera Company. he hasn't sung a wide range of roles from Pantomime and Gilbert and Sullivan to Mozart and Verdi. Seb talked about his work with Blue Light Symphony Orchestra, and about an innovative recent reject with Chroma and music therapist Amanda Thorpe, working with emergency services professionals. https://www.bluelightsymphony.org/  https://youtu.be/lzgDtzKKETg  References Kahneman, D. (2017) Thinking, fast and slow. Penguin Books. Rosenberg, M. B., & Chopra, D. (2015). Nonviolent communication: A language of life: Life-changing tools for healthy relationships. PuddleDancer Press.

This look at life in medieval and early modern times in Bath centres on a visit to the Abbey and to the streets around it.  Find out why the coronation of Edgar, in Bath Abbey in 973, was so crucial for English history (and for all coronation services in the thousand plus years since then) and hear what to look out for on a visit.  Learn too about daily life in the city long before the Georgians and their elegant manners changed things radically.    Useful links  https://www.bathabbey.org https://www.sallylunns.co.uk https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk

​Ms. Keller's extensive church music experience includes work in with volunteer and professional choirs and instrumental ensembles devoted to the highest level of music for worship. She is devoted to the development of amateur and volunteer choristers and musicians of every age level. Ms. Keller has created organ and choral scholar programs at small to mid size parishes, developed successful children's choir programs, and led choirs on tour including a residency at Bristol Cathedral in the UK in the summer of 2011 with concerts at Bath Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. In April of 2011 Ms. Keller won first prize in the North American round of the Michael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition, earning a place in the second round in Kaliningrad, Russia in September. In Kaliningrad she was awarded the Special Shabyt Prize from the Kazakh National University of Arts in Astana, Kazakhstan for “the most promising organist for inspiration and luck” which included a recital in Astana and a CD recording. In August of 2010 Ms. Keller was an instructor in the Internationale Orgelakademie at St. Stephan’s Cathedral in Passau, Germany. The course focused on American and English organ music and included students from several countries in Europe. In conjunction with the course, she played a recital at St. Stephan’s Cathedral and at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Waldkirchen with Dr. Horst Buchholz, Director of Music at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. ​Ms. Keller received the Performer’s Certificate and the Master of Music Degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York under the tutelage of David Higgs. While at Eastman, she studied continuo with Arthur Haas and improvisation with Dr. Gerre Hancock. She received the Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance from the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio, studying piano with George Cherry and Jean Stell and organ with Margaret Scharf. In this conversation Nicole shares her insights about the importance of listening to a lot of other music besides organ. Relevant Link: http://www.nicolekeller.com

We step into Bath Abbey and travel to Netherfield Park and Orchard House or Concord, Massachusetts as we discuss our love of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott in today's episode where I am joined by Valerie Winters of Hello from Elsewhere Podcast of WBNE Network.Some Books Mentioned:Pride & Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottMy Guest Valerie Winters of Hellow From ElsewherePodcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1lyw0ZviuXg4tnmVLaGCriTwitter https://twitter.com/elsewhere_podFollow the show on Instagram & Twitter @SomereadingPodFollow the host on Instagram & Twitter  @BooksofkingsArtwork by Vashaun Brandon (@Graphite.vmb on Instagram

Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air. The opening lines of Macbeth could also set the scene in Bath for three adolescent girls bound or intent? on: "double toil and trouble!" Each of Kate Hamer's books (The Girl in the Red Coat & The Doll Funeral) starts with a strong image. Crushed, which takes place in crucible shaped Bath and its ancient bubbling, sulphurous core, snuck up on Kate, much like the angels climbing Bath Abbey but when it came, the central image was a body floating down the Avon. Three teenage girls, isolated and under pressure, come together one sultry summer. Power, obsession, need, naivety and self-absorption lead to disaster. After all, weren't the Furies once teenage girls?  @FaberBooks @kate_hamer www.katehamer.co.uk

When Emma Hunter, aspiring YouTuber, investigates the secrets of Bath Abbey, she must decide whether to pursue a mysterious voice that could prove deadly.Written by Josh Curran.Performed by Linley George, Arty Froushan, Harrie Dobby, and Josh Curran (with a little bit of Ian McEuen).Edited by Karl Hughes.With music and sound effects from Freesound.Org and Duncan Muggleton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Emma Hunter, aspiring YouTuber, investigates the secrets of Bath Abbey, she must decide whether to pursue a mysterious voice that could prove deadly.Written by Josh Curran.Performed by Linley George, Arty Froushan, Harrie Dobby, and Josh Curran (with a little bit of Ian McEuen).Edited by Karl Hughes.With music and sound effects from Freesound.Org and Duncan Muggleton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Holland presents the history programme which connects the past with today. Enthusiasts for Victorian church architecture are furious that the pews designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in Bath Abbey have been dismantled and removed and are to be sold. Supporters of the plan say that it will create a huge space which the Abbey can then use for community events. Of course, back in medieval times most churches had no furniture, so why was it introduced and what can it tell us about the people that installed and sat on it? Iszi Lawrence visits Somerset to find out more. It's the season of village fetes, country fairs, music festivals, cricket and world-class tennis and everyone is more than usually interested in the weather forecast. We think of this as a very modern service and are amazed even at the accuracy of meterologists during the planning of D-Day in 1944. But weather forecasts have been made for centuries and those making them knew more about the science behind them than we may think. Helen Castor visits Merton College Library in Oxford, which in the fourteenth century was the Met Office of its day. Producer: Nick Patrick A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.

Three men tried to silence us as we preached against Bath Abbey for charging money to enter their so-called ‘Christian’ place of worship. The second of many street-preaching and one-on-one videos made during our 10-day outreach in and around the Bristol area, which saw several thousand Bible tracts and DVDs.

In this episode of the podcast Gary Bembridge of TipsForTravellers.com, visits Bath in Somerset in England and provides tips for travellers on the 10 must-see sights and attractions. In addition he also provides some key observations, historical highlights, best time to visit, getting there and around and general tips and advice. Bath is one of most popular tourists destinations out of London. It is ideal for visitors wanting to feel they have stepped into an old world English city. The city is chock full of Georgian style architecture and is built with distinctive Bath stone. It has a long history dating back to Roman times, and an easy day trip or place to visit for a few days. It gets very busy in summer as its such  draw card. These tips help you make the most of it The episode covers the following must-see sights and attractions: Bath Abbey. Roman Baths and Pump Room. Thermae Bath Spa. Royal Crescent and No1 Royal Crescent. Fashion Museum and Assembly Rooms. Museum of Bath Architecture. Museum of Bath at Work. Jane Austen Centre. Theatre Royal Bath. Sally Lunn's Historic House and Museum. Resources: Visit Bath Official Site: www.visitbath.co.uk Hop-on Hop-Off Bus: https://www.bathbuscompany.com After listening to the podcast: Please leave a comment on Tipsfortravellers.com/podcast, email me or leave a review on iTunes. Subscribe (and leave a review) to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. Consider becoming a Podcast Patron and visit tipsfortravellers.com/patron. Make a donation at http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/paypal Going on a cruise? Want a great deal? Get great advice and deals through the Tips For Travellers Cruise Line: find out more at http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruiseline Save Save

Catherine Bott visits Bath to mark the bicentenary of the death of one of its most famous adopted sons - the celebrated 18th century singer, teacher and composer, Venanzio Rauzzini. Rauzzini was born near Rome, and spent the early part of his career wowing audiences in Venice, Munich and Vienna. When the 16-year old Mozart heard Rauzzini sing for the first time, he was so dazzled by its beauty and by his acting ability that he decided to write the lead role in his new opera for him. Rauzzini gave the premiere of Lucio Silla in Milan in 1772, and took the audiences there by storm - so much so, that Mozart wrote his now famous Exsultate Jubilate for him as a thankyou gift. After several successful seasons at the King's Theatre in London, Rauzzini settled in Bath, where he remained for the last 30 years of his life, running the city's musical life, virtually single-handed. Rauzzini was incredibly good-looking and charming - in fact he was quite a hit with the ladies, especially those of the nobility. It's said that one Lady Gooch offered him a vast some of money to go off with her...which, incidentally, he declined! The bass-baritone Raimund Herincx, who is something of a Rauzzini expert, believes that Rauzzini's prowess in the bedroom might suggest that he wasn't actually a castrato at all, but a natural male soprano - rather like Radu Marian and Michael Maniaci, whose voices both feature in the programme. Catherine and Raimund visit Bath Abbey - the site of Rauzzini's grave and memorial plaque - and his beautiful house in the suburb of Widcombe, where Joseph Haydn visited him in 1794.