What you see now dates from 1499 – it is one of the last ecclesiastical buildings in England constructed ... explaining all. The Royal Crescent is arguably Bath’s most singularly impressive ...

The need for grand accommodation like that provided by the Crescent owes to Bath’s role as England’s most fashionable resort of the 18th century. The tone was set by royal visits in the 1600s ...

Two hundred and 50 years ago, Bath was the Hollywood of Britain. Today, this former trendsetter of Georgian England invites ...