▁Bridge , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁few ▁surv iving ▁brid ges ▁in ▁Europe ▁to ▁serve ▁this ▁dual ▁purpose . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁substantial ly ▁alter ed ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁built . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Frances ▁and ▁William ▁P ult en ey , ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁Bath wick ▁estate ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁bridge ▁provided ▁a ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Bath . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Great ▁P ult en ey ▁Street ▁is ▁the ▁Hol bur ne ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁designed ▁as ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Hotel ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Charles ▁Har court ▁Masters ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 – 6 . ▁It ▁stands ▁on ▁Sydney ▁Place ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Ple asure ▁Gard ens ▁which ▁stretch ▁from ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁Ken net ▁and ▁Av on ▁Canal . ▁Next ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁the ▁Virgin ▁is ▁Bath wick ▁Hill ▁which ▁leads ▁up ▁to ▁Cla ver ton ▁Down , ▁including ▁Cla ver ton ▁Man or ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Museum ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bath . ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁saw ▁Bath ▁ac quire ▁its ▁first ▁purpose - built ▁theatre , ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Grand ▁P ump ▁Room ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Bath s ▁and ▁assembly ▁rooms . ▁Master ▁of ▁Cer emon ies ▁Beau ▁Nash , ▁who ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁city ' s ▁social ▁life ▁from ▁