A picture of Bath, a Historic City in the county of Somerset

In 1702 the year of her coronation, Queen Anne set a fashionable trend when she came to 'take the waters' with the hope of curing dropsy. Society soon followed and so came Bath's second truly golden age. Richard 'Beau' Nash grasped an oppertunity. Appointed master of ceremonies in 1706, Beau Nash coordinated the great social and arcitectural development that followed. The result can be seen today as you explore Bath, a city of classic beauty. Nash made Bath synonymous with high fashion, good taste and law and order, but it was another man, John Wood who truly made his mark with some of Bath's finest architecture. His first project was Queen Square which he named after Queen Caroline. It is today one of Bath's most desirable addresses. His true masterpiece though was the Circus, which was started in the year of his death 1754 and was completed by his son John Wood the younger, who was equally as gifted who was also responsible for other great architectural designs like the Royal Crescent (see picture) which is another masterpiece that on it's own makes a visit to Bath a worthy one. It is a 500 foot semi-elliptical terrace of 30 magnificent houses. The whole terrace is decorated with huge Ionic columns and really is an amazing peice of Georgian architecture.

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