Walking Tour: Molly Taylor and Early Women Architects in Bath

It’s frustrating to say that the recorded history of women architects in Bath seems to begin in the 20th century. Frustrating but, sadly, not surprising. In a city so defined by its buildings, the names we usually celebrate are almost entirely male. So where, we might ask, are the women?

Central to Bath’s modern story is Molly Taylor, whose work includes Bath Fire Station, now due for demolition. It’s a building many of us pass without a second thought yet it raises big questions about what we value, whose work we protect, and which histories are allowed to disappear.

On this walk, Dr Amy Frost will share new research on the women who helped design modern Bath, and we’ll look beyond the famous Georgian image to the everyday civic buildings, housing and services where many women left their mark.