▁and ▁the ▁last ▁goods ▁train ▁ran ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁rail ▁approaches ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁were ▁re develop ed ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁super market ▁opened ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁itself ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁ped est rian ▁passage way ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁city ; ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁small ▁shop ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁station ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁Victoria ▁Art ▁Gallery , ▁a ▁free ▁public ▁art ▁museum ▁and ▁library ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁and ▁P ult en ey ▁Bridge . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁John ▁Mc Ke an ▁Bry don . ▁The ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁includes ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria , ▁by ▁ ▁A . ▁C . ▁Luc ches i , ▁and ▁fr ie zes ▁of ▁classical ▁figures ▁by ▁George ▁Anderson ▁Law son . ▁ ▁Tw enti eth ▁century ▁▁ ▁The ▁Empire ▁Hotel ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁on ▁Orange ▁Gro ve ▁close ▁to ▁both ▁Bath ▁Ab bey ▁and ▁P ult en ey ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Bath ' s ▁architect ural ▁trad itions ▁combined ▁with ▁an ▁art ▁de co ▁style ▁in ▁buildings ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Forum ▁which ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 - se at ▁cinema ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁concert ▁ven