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Lansdown Crescent, Bath, the Glossary

Lansdown Crescent is a well-known example of Georgian architecture in Bath, Somerset, England, designed by John Palmer and constructed by a variety of builders between 1789 and 1793.^[1]

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28 relations: Bath Blitz, Bath, Somerset, Beckford's Tower, Charlcombe, Cornice, Crescent (architecture), Dick Parsons (British Army officer), Façade, Frieze, Georgian architecture, Glynis Breakwell, Images of England, James Lees-Milne, John Palmer (Bath architect), Lansdown, Bath, Listed building, Mansard roof, Niche (architecture), Parapet, Royal Crescent, Somerset, St James's Square, Bath, The Circus, Bath, Tuscan order, Walter Sickert, William Beckford (novelist), World War I, World War II.
1793 establishments in England
Crescents (architecture)
Grade I listed residential buildings

Bath Blitz

The term Bath Blitz refers to the air raids by the German Luftwaffe on the British city of Bath, Somerset, during World War II.

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Bath, Somerset

Bath (RP) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths.

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Beckford's Tower

Beckford's Tower, originally known as Lansdown Tower, is an architectural folly built in neo-classical style on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset, England.

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Charlcombe

Charlcombe is a civil parish and small village just north of Bath in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England.

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In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or along the top of an interior wall.

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Crescent (architecture)

A crescent is an architectural structure where a row of residences, typically terraced houses, are laid out in an arc to form a crescent shape. Lansdown Crescent, Bath and crescent (architecture) are crescents (architecture).

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Dick Parsons (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Martyn Parsons (1 November 1910 – 7 June 1998) was a British Army marksman who played an important role developing and testing small arms and ammunition during the Second World War, and whose performance in post-war rifle competitions established him as one of the finest rifle marksmen in Britain.

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Façade

A façade or facade is generally the front part or exterior of a building.

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Frieze

In classical architecture, the frieze is the wide central section of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs.

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Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830.

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Glynis Breakwell

Dame Glynis Marie Breakwell (born West Bromwich, 26 July 1952) is a British social psychologist, researcher and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath.

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Images of England

Images of England is an online photographic record of all the listed buildings in England at the date of February 2002.

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James Lees-Milne

(George) James Henry Lees-Milne (6 August 1908 – 28 December 1997) was an English writer and expert on country houses, who worked for the National Trust from 1936 to 1973.

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John Palmer (Bath architect)

John Palmer (c. 1738 – 19 July 1817) was an English architect who worked on some of the notable buildings in the city of Bath, Somerset, UK.

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Lansdown, Bath

Lansdown is a suburb of the World Heritage City of Bath, England, that extends northwards from the city centre up a road of the same name.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Mansard roof

A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer windows.

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Niche (architecture)

In architecture, a niche (CanE, or) is a recess or cavity constructed in the thickness of a wall for the reception of decorative objects such as statues, busts, urns, and vases.

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Parapet

A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure.

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Royal Crescent

The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent in the city of Bath, England. Lansdown Crescent, Bath and Royal Crescent are crescents (architecture) and Grade I listed residential buildings.

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Somerset

Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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St James's Square, Bath

St James's Square in Bath, Somerset, England consists of 45 Grade I listed buildings. Lansdown Crescent, Bath and St James's Square, Bath are houses completed in 1793.

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The Circus, Bath

The Circus is a historic ring of large townhouses in the city of Bath, Somerset, England, forming a circle with three entrances. Lansdown Crescent, Bath and the Circus, Bath are crescents (architecture).

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Tuscan order

The Tuscan order (Latin Ordo Tuscanicus or Ordo Tuscanus, with the meaning of Etruscan order) is one of the two classical orders developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order.

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Walter Sickert

Walter Richard Sickert (31 May 1860 – 22 January 1942) was a German-born British painter and printmaker who was a member of the Camden Town Group of Post-Impressionist artists in early 20th-century London.

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William Beckford (novelist)

William Thomas Beckford (29 September 1760 – 2 May 1844) was an English novelist, art critic, planter and politician.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansdown_Crescent,_Bath