The report's hits and misses:

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Thursday, February 02, 2012
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Pulteney Weir: "This is the only point within Bath where the river is truly celebrated."

Dolphin pub at Locksbrook: "The first place downstream of Pulteney Weir in which any social and recreational celebration of the river are visible."

Widcombe: "One of the current missed opportunities: the Kennet and Avon Canal was designed to link the rivers of the Avon and the Thames together but where the canal and river meet at Thimble Mill is wholly without celebration. With its generous external open space and great views this could be so much better."

Behind Bath Spa railway station: "The sheet metal piling begins that has led so much to present perceptions of the river as a wholly engineered waterway...the status of this area is downgraded and needs enhanced activities or an upgrading of status to recover."

Lower Bristol Road: "The river is an asset denied to view by slivers of already developed or enclosed land."

The council waste centre at Midland Road: "This site sterilises what could be one of the most socially, culturally and financially valuable of the riverside sites, close to Victoria Park and the Royal Crescent."

Opposite the bus station: "No thought at all has been given to the urban landscape that people see. How disappointing that in the heart of the city, the importance of riverside enhancement was not recognised and grasped."

Churchill Bridge: "This area is only telling a story about traffic, and the low clearance of the bridge constrains boating activity."

West of Churchill Bridge: "One of the most familiar and successful parts of the river for Bath residents and visitors through its place in the city's traffic system. But there is conspicuously nowhere in sight to savour the river, to sit and watch, talk and play, have a drink or a meal."

Keynsham: "Has a magnificent broad weir, but who would know it, passing through the town or bypassing it on the A4?"

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