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Royal Crescent

Royal Crescent
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Royal Crescent, seen from a hot air balloon. There is a contrast between the architectural style of the public front and the private rear of this crescent.
Location Bath, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°23′13″N 2°22′06″W / 51.38694°N 2.36833°W / 51.38694; -2.36833Coordinates: 51°23′13″N 2°22′06″W / 51.38694°N 2.36833°W / 51.38694; -2.36833
Built 1774
Architect John Wood, the Younger
Architectural style(s) Georgian
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name: Nos. 1-30, Royal Crescent
Designated 12 June 1950
Reference no. 1394736
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name: Five lamp columns
Designated 15 October 2010
Reference no. 1394739
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name: 1A, Royal Crescent
Designated 5 August 1975
Reference no. 1394740
Royal Crescent is located in Somerset
Royal Crescent
Location of Royal Crescent in Somerset

The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent in the city of Bath, England. Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Georgian architecture to be found in the United Kingdom and is a Grade I listed building. Although some changes have been made to the various interiors over the years, the Georgian stone façade remains much as it was when it was first built.

The 500-foot-long (150 m) crescent has 114 Ionic columns on the first floor with an entablature in a Palladian style above. It was the first crescent of terraced houses to be built and an example of "rus in urbe" (the country in the city) with its views over the parkland opposite.

Many notable people have either lived or stayed in the Royal Crescent since it was first built over 240 years ago, and some are commemorated on special plaques attached to the relevant buildings. Of the Royal Crescent's 30 townhouses, 10 are still full-size townhouses; 18 have been split into flats of various sizes; 1 is the No. 1 Royal Crescent museum and the large central house at number 16 is the Royal Crescent Hotel.

The street that is known today as "The Royal Crescent" was originally named "The Crescent." It is claimed that the adjective "Royal" was added at the end of the 18th century after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany had stayed there. He initially rented number one and later bought number 16.

The Royal Crescent is close to Victoria Park and linked via Brock Street to The Circus which had been designed by John Wood, the Elder. The land on which the Royal Crescent stands was bought from Sir Benet Garrard of the Garrard baronets, who were the landlords, in December 1766.


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