The Crescent
Built in 1780 to the designs of John Carr, the Crescent was the first ‘resort’ hotel in Britain and was at the heart of Buxton’s aspirations to become a fashionable spa town.
Originally, the Crescent was built to house two hotels, St Ann’s at the western and The Great Hotel at the eastern end, which boasts the magnificent Ballroom used as the main social venue of the town. John Carr’s visionary design also included seven lodging houses, built in the sweep of the Crescent between the two hotels, including a town house for the Duke of Devonshire himself. These lodging houses were designed to allow the hotels to expand towards the centre of the Crescent as the market dictated.
There were also shops beneath the covered arcade to the front of the building. With everything spa guests would need – all under one roof - the Crescent could justifiably lay claim to being Britain’s first leisure resort. The Crescent is without doubt one of the finest buildings of its kind anywhere in the world and is, as the Fifth Duke of Devonshire intended, a fitting rival to the crescents of Bath.
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The Crescent
Built in 1780 to the designs of John Carr, the Crescent was the first ‘resort’ hotel in Britain and was at the heart of Buxton’s aspirations to become a fashionable spa town.
Originally, the Crescent was built to house two hotels, St Ann’s at the western and The Great Hotel at the eastern end, which boasts the magnificent Ballroom used as the main social venue of the town. John Carr’s visionary design also included seven lodging houses, built in the sweep of the Crescent between the two hotels, including a town house for the Duke of Devonshire himself. These lodging houses were designed to allow the hotels to expand towards the centre of the Crescent as the market dictated.
There were also shops beneath the covered arcade to the front of the building. With everything spa guests would need – all under one roof - the Crescent could justifiably lay claim to being Britain’s first leisure resort. The Crescent is without doubt one of the finest buildings of its kind anywhere in the world and is, as the Fifth Duke of Devonshire intended, a fitting rival to the crescents of Bath.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_Crescent
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The Crescent
Built in 1780 to the designs of John Carr, the Crescent was the first ‘resort’ hotel in Britain and was at the heart of Buxton’s aspirations to become a fashionable spa town.
Originally, the Crescent was built to house two hotels, St Ann’s at the western and The Great Hotel at the eastern end, which boasts the magnificent Ballroom used as the main social venue of the town. John Carr’s visionary design also included seven lodging houses, built in the sweep of the Crescent between the two hotels, including a town house for the Duke of Devonshire himself. These lodging houses were designed to allow the hotels to expand towards the centre of the Crescent as the market dictated.
There were also shops beneath the covered arcade to the front of the building. With everything spa guests would need – all under one roof - the Crescent could justifiably lay claim to being Britain’s first leisure resort. The Crescent is without doubt one of the finest buildings of its kind anywhere in the world and is, as the Fifth Duke of Devonshire intended, a fitting rival to the crescents of Bath.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_Crescent
Tags: Buxton Derbyshire Crescent England UK United Kingdom © John Ward Olympus Peak District Peak District National Park National Parks
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The Crescent
Built in 1780 to the designs of John Carr, the Crescent was the first ‘resort’ hotel in Britain and was at the heart of Buxton’s aspirations to become a fashionable spa town.
Originally, the Crescent was built to house two hotels, St Ann’s at the western and The Great Hotel at the eastern end, which boasts the magnificent Ballroom used as the main social venue of the town. John Carr’s visionary design also included seven lodging houses, built in the sweep of the Crescent between the two hotels, including a town house for the Duke of Devonshire himself. These lodging houses were designed to allow the hotels to expand towards the centre of the Crescent as the market dictated.
There were also shops beneath the covered arcade to the front of the building. With everything spa guests would need – all under one roof - the Crescent could justifiably lay claim to being Britain’s first leisure resort. The Crescent is without doubt one of the finest buildings of its kind anywhere in the world and is, as the Fifth Duke of Devonshire intended, a fitting rival to the crescents of Bath.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_Crescent
Tags: Buxton Derbyshire Panasonic Lumix GH2 England UK United Kingdom © John Ward Peak District National Parks Peak District National Park John Carr
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The Crescent
Built in 1780 to the designs of John Carr, the Crescent was the first ‘resort’ hotel in Britain and was at the heart of Buxton’s aspirations to become a fashionable spa town.
Originally, the Crescent was built to house two hotels, St Ann’s at the western and The Great Hotel at the eastern end, which boasts the magnificent Ballroom used as the main social venue of the town. John Carr’s visionary design also included seven lodging houses, built in the sweep of the Crescent between the two hotels, including a town house for the Duke of Devonshire himself. These lodging houses were designed to allow the hotels to expand towards the centre of the Crescent as the market dictated.
There were also shops beneath the covered arcade to the front of the building. With everything spa guests would need – all under one roof - the Crescent could justifiably lay claim to being Britain’s first leisure resort. The Crescent is without doubt one of the finest buildings of its kind anywhere in the world and is, as the Fifth Duke of Devonshire intended, a fitting rival to the crescents of Bath.
21st Century Crescent
The long-running project to bring the Crescent back into public use for the first time since 1992 will see it transformed into a luxurious, five star, 79-bedroom spa hotel incorporating the neighbouring natural baths, along with a state-of-the-art thermal, natural mineral water spa and six specialist boutique shops.
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