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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 ...
Wood was born in Bath and is known for designing many of the streets and buildings of the city, such as The Circus (1754–68), [13] St John's Hospital, [14] (1727–28), Queen Square (1728–36), the North (1740) and South Parades (1743–48), the Mineral Water Hospital (1738–42) and other notable houses, many of which are Grade I listed ...
Bath Abbey from the Roman Baths Gallery. Bath Abbey was founded in 1499 [6] on the site of an 8th-century church. [7] The original Anglo-Saxon church was pulled down after 1066, [21] and a grand cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul was begun on the site by John of Tours, Bishop of Bath and Wells, around 1090; [22] [23] however, only the ambulatory was complete when he died in ...
The original purpose of much of Bath's architecture is concealed by the honey-coloured classical façades; in an era before the advent of the luxury hotel, these apparently elegant residences were frequently purpose-built lodging houses, where visitors could hire a room, a floor, or (according to their means) an entire house for the duration of ...
Bath — England. While London could certainly make any list of the world's most beautiful cities, don't overlook Bath in southwest England. Jane Austen lived and wrote here, no doubt inspired by ...
During the Bath Blitz, [13] over 400 people were killed, and more than 19,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. [ 14 ] During the raids, a 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) high explosive bomb landed on the east side of the square, resulting in houses on the south side being damaged. [ 13 ]
The Paragon in the Walcot area of Bath, Somerset, England is a street of Georgian houses which have been designated as listed buildings. It was designed by Thomas Warr Attwood. [5] It now forms part of the A4. Numbers 1 to 21 are 3 storey houses with mansard roofs.
Bathwick Hill in Bath, Somerset, England is a street lined with historic houses, many of which are designated as listed buildings.It climbs south east from the A36 towards the University of Bath on Claverton Down, providing views over the city.