The Crescent, Buxton, Derbyshire, 1780-90.
By John Carr of York (1723-1807).
Built for William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of his plan to promote Buxton as a Spa.
Grade l listed.

In the late 1980s parts of the Crescent fell in to disrepair. After many false starts to regenerate the Crescent, Derbyshire County Council and High Peak Borough Council jointly launched the Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa project with the backing of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. Partners from the private sector were sought leading to the appointment, in 2003 of CP Holdings Ltd, owners of Europe’s largest spa resort operator, Ensana and the Osborne Group, with a track record of successfully converting historic buildings. The two organisations then jointly established Buxton Crescent Limited which worked with the Councils to secure the necessary funding and prepared the detailed designs.

Development work on the project was delayed whilst some extremely difficult issues were addressed. These included the technical problem of protecting Buxton’s famous thermal mineral water whilst undertaking the necessary building work in close proximity to the main spring. Also, both private and public sector funding for the project became difficult due to the 2008 financial downturn. Fortunately, a particularly large grant increase from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2014 enabled further commercial investment to be made. This, together with grant aid from Derbyshire County Council, D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, Historic England and High Peak Borough Council resulted in the project starting in 2016.

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The Crescent, Buxton, Derbyshire, 1780-90.
By John Carr of York (1723-1807).
Built for William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of his plan to promote Buxton as a Spa.
Grade l listed.

In the late 1980s parts of the Crescent fell in to disrepair. After many false starts to regenerate the Crescent, Derbyshire County Council and High Peak Borough Council jointly launched the Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa project with the backing of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. Partners from the private sector were sought leading to the appointment, in 2003 of CP Holdings Ltd, owners of Europe’s largest spa resort operator, Ensana and the Osborne Group, with a track record of successfully converting historic buildings. The two organisations then jointly established Buxton Crescent Limited which worked with the Councils to secure the necessary funding and prepared the detailed designs.

Development work on the project was delayed whilst some extremely difficult issues were addressed. These included the technical problem of protecting Buxton’s famous thermal mineral water whilst undertaking the necessary building work in close proximity to the main spring. Also, both private and public sector funding for the project became difficult due to the 2008 financial downturn. Fortunately, a particularly large grant increase from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2014 enabled further commercial investment to be made. This, together with grant aid from Derbyshire County Council, D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, Historic England and High Peak Borough Council resulted in the project starting in 2016.

Tags:   buxton derbyshire georgian crescent

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The Crescent, Buxton, Derbyshire, 1780-90.
By John Carr of York (1723-1807).
Built for William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of his plan to promote Buxton as a Spa.
Grade l listed.

In the late 1980s parts of the Crescent fell in to disrepair. After many false starts to regenerate the Crescent, Derbyshire County Council and High Peak Borough Council jointly launched the Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa project with the backing of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. Partners from the private sector were sought leading to the appointment, in 2003 of CP Holdings Ltd, owners of Europe’s largest spa resort operator, Ensana and the Osborne Group, with a track record of successfully converting historic buildings. The two organisations then jointly established Buxton Crescent Limited which worked with the Councils to secure the necessary funding and prepared the detailed designs.

Development work on the project was delayed whilst some extremely difficult issues were addressed. These included the technical problem of protecting Buxton’s famous thermal mineral water whilst undertaking the necessary building work in close proximity to the main spring. Also, both private and public sector funding for the project became difficult due to the 2008 financial downturn. Fortunately, a particularly large grant increase from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2014 enabled further commercial investment to be made. This, together with grant aid from Derbyshire County Council, D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, Historic England and High Peak Borough Council resulted in the project starting in 2016.

Tags:   buxton derbyshire georgian crescent

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The Crescent, Buxton, Derbyshire, 1780-90.
By John Carr of York (1723-1807).
Built for William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of his plan to promote Buxton as a Spa.
Grade l listed.

Tags:   buxton derbyshire georgian spa crescent

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The Crescent, Buxton, Derbyshire, 1780-90.
By John Carr of York (1723-1807).
Built for William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of his plan to promote Buxton as a Spa.
Grade l listed.

In the late 1980s parts of the Crescent fell in to disrepair. After many false starts to regenerate the Crescent, Derbyshire County Council and High Peak Borough Council jointly launched the Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa project with the backing of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. Partners from the private sector were sought leading to the appointment, in 2003 of CP Holdings Ltd, owners of Europe’s largest spa resort operator, Ensana and the Osborne Group, with a track record of successfully converting historic buildings. The two organisations then jointly established Buxton Crescent Limited which worked with the Councils to secure the necessary funding and prepared the detailed designs.

Development work on the project was delayed whilst some extremely difficult issues were addressed. These included the technical problem of protecting Buxton’s famous thermal mineral water whilst undertaking the necessary building work in close proximity to the main spring. Also, both private and public sector funding for the project became difficult due to the 2008 financial downturn. Fortunately, a particularly large grant increase from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2014 enabled further commercial investment to be made. This, together with grant aid from Derbyshire County Council, D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, Historic England and High Peak Borough Council resulted in the project starting in 2016.

Tags:   buxton derbyshire georgian crescent

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