The story of Bath Stone

Cabinet Making company Keevil & Son

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A Second Permanent exhibition - The Story of Bath Stone - Was opened in 1984 and is concerned with what is perhaps the City's most important industry - the one largely responsible for its unique architectural character.

The museum also features an accurate reconstruction of the Cabinet Making company Keevil & Son the contents of which were saved by the museum in 1979. The room features all the equipment used in the trade for which Bath became famous after supplying luxury furniture to the Georgian city. The exhibition also features material on the other important Cabinet Making firms including Bath Cabinet Makers Ltd, Norris & Sons and others.

Other collections in the care of the Trust are valuable plate negatives of Stothert and Pitt whose dockside cranes can be found throughout the world; unique gas lighting time switches used in town and cities in the last century. In addition many more smaller but relevant collections have been given to the Trust for safe keeping.