Spa of the Month: Buxton Crescent | The Arbuturian
Buxton Crescent opened in 1789. It was built by the fifth Duke of Devonshire to provide accommodation and entertainment for visitors attracted by the thermal spring to "take the waters". Designed by John Carr, it was a Georgian leisure centre intended to rival the Royal Crescent at Bath and it housed two hotels, apartments, shops, coffee and card rooms and a magnificent Assembly Room. Facing the Slopes Gardens and built in the gorgeous local grey-gold stone, it was a fitting rivalry. Unlike Bath, though, it wasn't much cared for over the centuries. It became at different times a...
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