Camden Crescent, Bath
| Camden Crescent | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°23′25″N 2°21′41″W / 51.39028°N 2.36139°WCoordinates: 51°23′25″N 2°21′41″W / 51.39028°N 2.36139°W |
| Built | 1788 |
| Architect | John Eveleigh |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 12 June, 1950[1] |
| Reference no. | 442386 |
  Location of Camden Crescent in Somerset | |
Camden Crescent in Bath, Somerset, England, was built by John Eveleigh in 1788; it was originally known as Upper Camden Place. Numbers 6 to 21 have been designated as a Grade I listed buildings.[1]
In 1889 a landslide demolished 9 houses at the east end of the crescent. The remains of the houses were demolished and removed to allow Hedgemead Park to be built.[2] This means that the central feature of the crescent is no longer in the middle.[1]
In July 1951 Number 1 Camden Crescent was the scene of an abduction when John Straffen took five-year-old Brenda Goddard and later killed her.[3]
In Jane Austen's Persuasion (novel) the Elliot family rent lodgings on Camden Place as the Crescent was then known.
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Camden Crescent". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ↑ "Camden Crescent". City of Bath. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ↑ Fairfield, Letitia; Fullbrook, Eric P., eds. (1954). The Trial of John Thomas Straffen. London: William Hodge. ISBN 0-85279-023-6. OCLC 222592555.