Please note: the site visit is restricted to ICE members only.
Designed by John Wood the Younger, the Bath Assembly Rooms is a Grade 1 listed building that's a key part of the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath. The New or Upper Rooms as they were known, provided a place for people to meet and enjoy daily entertainments including balls, concerts, teas and gambling. ‘Polite society’ flocked to the Assembly Rooms, including the novelists Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, and the painter Thomas Gainsborough.
The National Trust is embarking on an exciting project to restore the building to its former glory. Conservation and construction work is underway to create a new Georgian visitor experience and make the building a place for 21st-century assembly.
The restoration will celebrate the building’s rich history while embracing a sustainable future. New interpretation spaces will bring the story of this historic landmark to life, welcoming more visitors than ever before. The building is due to reopen in 2027.
This site visit will tour the ongoing works highlighting some of the structural and engineering challenges of restoring this iconic building.
Attendees are required to wear their own personal protective equipment (PPE) as follows:
- Safety boots
- Hard hat
- High-visibility vest
This is a visit to an active building site. A large portion of the tour will be in the basement or upper levels, which are only accessible via stairs.
