Number 1 Royal Crescent

Number 1 Royal Crescent Review

The majestic arc of the Royal Crescent, much used as a film location, is the crowning glory of Palladian architecture in Bath; Number 1 offers you a glimpse inside this splendor. The work of John Wood the Younger, the 30 houses fronted by 114 columns were laid out between 1767 and 1774. A house in the center is now the Royal Crescent Hotel. On the corner of Brock Street and the Royal Crescent, Number 1 Royal Crescent has been turned into a museum and furnished as it might have been in the 18th century. The museum crystallizes a view of the English class system—upstairs is elegance, and downstairs is a kitchen display. However, a renovation planned for completion in 2013 will move the kitchen to its original location in the servants' annex, whose incorporation into the museum will double the number of rooms on view. Parts of the museum will be inaccessible during the work.