Bath, NE Somerset - No. 1 Royal Crescent - Unichrome postcard c.1970s

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  No. 1 Royal Crescent, Bath
• Publisher:  Unichrome of Bath
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The Royal Crescent is a street 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.^[1] 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.

Many notable people have either lived or stayed in the Royal Crescent since it was first built over 250 years ago, and some are commemorated on special plaques attached to the relevant buildings.

The Royal Crescent now includes a hotel and a Georgian house museum, while some of the houses have been converted into flats and offices. It is a popular location for the makers of films and television programmes, and a major tourist attraction in its own right.

The houses in the Crescent are a mixture of tenures — most are privately owned but a substantial minority of the properties are owned by a housing association.

Number 1 Royal Crescent is a historic house museum, owned and maintained through its membership by the Bath Preservation Trust to illustrate how wealthy owners of the late 18th century might have furnished and occupied such a house.^[7] It was purchased in 1967 by Major Bernard Cayzer, a member of the family that made its fortune throught the Clan shipping line, who donated it to the Trust with an amount of money to restore and furnish it.^[2] The Bath Preservation Trust is working during 2012-13 to re-unite Number One with its original servants' wing at Number 1A Royal Crescent.

Number 16 became a guest house in 1950. In 1971 it was combined with number 15 to become the Royal Crescent Hotel occupying the central properties of the Crescent. It was sold in 1978 to John Tham, the chairman of the London Sloane Club, and restored.^[2] It was later purchased by Von Essen Hotels, but that company became insolvent in 2011. In September of that year it was expected that London and Regional Properties would purchase the hotel,^[8] but negotiations ended in January 2012 without a deal.^[9]

Royal Victoria Park near the Crescent is a location for the launch of hot air balloons. Launches take place in summer, typically early morning and late evening.

For many years the residents had to endure numerous tour buses passing their homes every few minutes. However, the road has now been closed to coaches and buses and is a more peaceful

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=somerset

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

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