. A topographical survey of the great road from London to Bath and Bristol. : With historical and descriptive accounts of the country, towns, villages, and gentlemen's seats on and adjacent to . rcle is a covered reservoir of water,which supplies a great part of the neigh- 124 SURVEY OF THE GREAT ROAD FROM bourhood, and is replenished from clearsprings. A little to the north-east of this Circus,stands the Royal Crescent, another pile ofelegant buildings; the communication be-tween which and the Circus is formed by-Brock Street.—The Royal Crescent is builtin an elliptical form, having one
. A topographical survey of the great road from London to Bath and Bristol. : With historical and descriptive accounts of the country, towns, villages, and gentlemen's seats on and adjacent to . rcle is a covered reservoir of water,which supplies a great part of the neigh- 124 SURVEY OF THE GREAT ROAD FROM bourhood, and is replenished from clearsprings. A little to the north-east of this Circus,stands the Royal Crescent, another pile ofelegant buildings; the communication be-tween which and the Circus is formed by-Brock Street.—The Royal Crescent is builtin an elliptical form, having one order ofIonic pillars, which support the upper cor-nice. The houses which compose this pileare perfectly regular, and from the ele-vated and open situation they stand on,*command charming prospects over thelower part of the city, and along the sur-rounding vale. While Mr. Wood was employed in hisimprovements, which consisted of manymore objects than I have recited, others, pro-fiting by his example, were raising streets,and different detached works, in various partsof the city: from which time, to the presentday, the ardour for building has not in thesmallest degree abated; but, on the con-. LONDON TO BATH AND BRISTOL. 125 trary, there seems to be a greater rage forit at the present moment, than ever. Bath, by gradual steps, has ascended al-most to the summit of the hills around it;particularly on the northern side of the vale,under Lansdown: for, besides several newstreets, and other groups of buildings, knownby various names, raised in that quarter, asecond crescent, a handsome structure, calledLansdown Place, has sprung up on the leftof the road leading to Lansdown ; and onthe opposite side of that road, a third cres-cent, called Camden Place, has lately ap-peared ; both of which, from the very ele-vated situations they stand on, commandbirds-eye views of the city and surroundingcountry, and become distinguished objectsfrom many parts of the vale.—The avenuesleading to
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