A new exhibition at the Museum of Bath at Work, shows people ‘face to face’ from 130 years ago, using over 300 photographs from the 1890s and 1900s, all of them portraits taken in the studio of Tom Carlyle Leaman which was at number 7, The Corridor. The photographs were made from the original negatives which were digitised by the museum.
The pictures give us a real window on the past, especially the clothes that were then in fashion, accessories, and the way people styled their hair. Many of the plates have a surname written on the back, and volunteers at the Museum of Bath at Work have researched some of them. In the exhibition you can meet Mr David Press who ran a confectioners and bakery in Broad Street; the girls of the Candy family whose parents were farmers at Bathampton; Mr Charles Moutrie the General Manager at Bath Racecourse; and Miss Daisy Fentiman who worked stitching corsets.
Museum Director Stuart Burroughs says:
“Face to Face: Victorian and Edwardian Portraits of Working People in Bath shows us the faces of ordinary people, and gives a snapshot of the kind of jobs they did and where they lived. There are many portraits where the person’s identity remains a mystery – come and see if you recognise anyone from your own family album!”
Face to Face: Victorian and Edwardian Portraits of Working People in Bath
until 31 October 2023
The Museum of Bath at Work
Julian Road, Bath BA1 2RH
Daily from 1000-1700
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