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Artist’s impression of a dressed Georgian kitchen

No. 1 Royal Crescent allows visitors to look beyond the Royal Crescent’s world famous Palladian facade and see what life was like for the wealthy and their servants in 18th century Bath.

There is so much to explore at this multi award winning museum and many of our visitors love what they have seen and learnt and have generously donated to the continued development of the museum.

As well as running No. 1 Royal Crescent and three other museums whose collections help explain why the Georgian era is such a key period in the city’s history, we also run a highly successful education programme, which recently earned a prestigious Sandford Award, and undertake vital campaigning work to protect the status of the World Heritage city. And we do all of this with no assistance from public funding which is why ongoing financial support is essential. Your donation is therefore vital to help us with our work.

If you prefer, donations can be made by cheque or through CAF. Some of our supporters generously make a regular donation through a direct debit and if you would like to know more about this, please contact Bath Preservation Trust by phone on 01225 338727 or email admin@bptrust.org.uk

However you choose to support us, please remember to Gift Aid it. Pledging Gift Aid will cost you nothing and it allows Bath Preservation Trust to reclaim tax at the current basic rate.

Gifts in wills, or as a memorial, are also very important and have made a substantial difference to Bath Preservation Trust. If you would like to know more, please click here or contact our office for a confidential discussion.

We greatly appreciate all the donations we receive. They make an immediate difference to our work, and we’re very grateful to our many supporters who have helped us over the past 80 years.

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Join Bath Preservation Trust today!

As a BPT member you can rest assured you are contributing to a worthy cause. The benefits of membership are many:

Know you are playing a vital role in helping to preserve Bath’s heritage.
Put your views to BPT at the Annual General Meeting.
Seek advice from BPT’s various committees on points of policy or historic and architectural detail.
Take part in a series of BPT walks, talks and tours.
Meet fellow members with similar interests.
Visit all BPT museums free of charge throughout the season.
Receive BPT’s annual publications and other communications.

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Have you considered making a legacy to Bath Preservation Trust in your Will?

When Bernard Cayzer left No.1 Royal Crescent to the Trust, he gave us a marvellous asset which allowed us to develop a renowned museum. But he also gave us financial independence.

Legacy gifts to the Trust do not need to be as magnificent as No.1 to continue this valuable role. The Trust will be very grateful for any contribution that you are able to make through a legacy.

Bath’s ‘World Heritage’ status means that our campaigning work continues to be an essential part of Bath’s development, and our education and interpretation work ensures that the widest possible audience understands our purpose ‘to encourage and support the conservation, evolution and enhancement of Bath and its environs within a framework appropriate both to its historic setting and its sustainable future, and to provide educational resources that focus on the architectural and historic importance of the city’.

The Trust’s influence and independent voice is needed as much in the C21st as it was in the C20th. But our ability to fulfil this role is directly in proportion to our resources. Together with the support of our members, we need to add to this resource to continue to act for the benefit of the people of Bath.

If your estate is liable to Inheritance Tax, you could reduce the amount due by choosing to give the money to charity. If you leave a gift to a charity in your will, its value will not be included when valuing your estate (your money, possessions and property) for Inheritance Tax purposes. Gifts make to a charity in the seven years before your death are exempt from Inheritance Tax.

If after reading this you decide to leave a legacy to us in your Will, please contact Claire Dixon, in confidence, on 01225 338727 or in writing at the BPT offices at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath, BA1 2LR.

We are not currently recruiting volunteers for the museum but check back here for new opportunities.

Vacancies

Bath Preservation Trust is committed to diversifying our audiences and workforce in line with the priorities of our organisation. We actively encourage applications from candidates from groups under-represented in our organisation including; Black and minority ethnic people and Disabled people.

The following roles are currently available:

Call out for creative workshop facilitators

Bath Preservation Trust are looking for experienced artists and freelance creative workshop facilitators to deliver workshops in our museums. This is to expand the adult learning provision and workshops that we provide the Trust’s four museums.

Workshop facilitators will take the lead in planning and delivering creative sessions to adults who enjoy learning new creative skills at beginner level or are more established practitioners. The sessions will ideally link to heritage themes that relate to Bath and the collections of the museums.

All disciplines are welcome but we are particularly interested in hearing from artists who can explore the following themes:

– Portraiture
– Traditional crafts
– Collage
– Illustration
– Calligraphy
– Botanical Art
– Urban drawing
– Cyanotype

Please see full artist brief here

How to apply:

To apply please email learning@bptrust.org.uk with a CV and a short proposal which should include:

Outline of a workshop idea including length
Rough material costs per person
Maximum capacity of participants (our venues have different capacities)
Any specific equipment requirements
A short statement about your own artistic practice
A link to a website or an online portfolio showing examples of your work.

For any queries please contact: learning@bptrust.org.uk

Volunteer roles

There are no volunteer roles available at the moment but please check here for updates.

If you are interested in working in museums we can offer a limited number of work experience placements.

We have placements for young people aged 16-19 to experience working in the heritage sector. We will show you a series of behind-the-scenes glimpses of our museum as a heritage business and visitor attraction.

We will aim to give you a range of different experiences dependent upon our season and calendar as well as your interests.

You will work with our staff in business and events, social media and visitor experience, exhibitions and guiding. You will be able to do some personal research and discuss your future career ideas with staff.

Update – Work Experience applications for Summer 2024 are presently closed as we have reached capacity.

Please apply by contacting egiles@bptrust.org.uk

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Join Bath Preservation Trust today!

Have you considered making a legacy to Bath Preservation Trust in your Will?

Vacancies

The following roles are currently available:

Call out for creative workshop facilitators

Volunteer roles

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