Royal Circus

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goffik Aug 3, 2007 15:35:10

Did anyone see the programme last night about Bath, with Dan Cruickshank?

It was very interesting indeed. Mostly to do with the architecture of the city, with it's influences and John Wood, the man who designed it...

At one point, it was mentioned that the Royal Circus is exactly, and deliberately, the same diameter as Stonehenge and Stanton Drew! I would never have guessed.

Be worth seeing again, I reckon, and from the beginning...

Ah - here we go!

http://www.bleb.org/tv/info.html?ch=uk_history&day=-1&pid=14&all wrote:

Britain's Best Buildings
UK History: Thursday, August 2 2007 (21:00 - 22:00)
The Circus

Dan Cruickshank visits the Georgian city of Bath to explore the Circus, a perfect circle of palatial terraced houses covered in strange symbols and ornamentation. Designed by architect John Wood and admired by Jane Austen, the properties soon ranked among the most fashionable addresses in the country

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tiompan Aug 3, 2007 15:43:23

Replying to goffik

goffik wrote:

Did anyone see the programme last night about Bath, with Dan Cruickshank?

It was very interesting indeed. Mostly to do with the architecture of the city, with it's influences and John Wood, the man who designed it...

At one point, it was mentioned that the Royal Circus is exactly, and deliberately, the same diameter as Stonehenge and Stanton Drew! I would never have guessed.

Be worth seeing again, I reckon, and from the beginning...

Ah - here we go!

http://www.bleb.org/tv/info.html?ch=uk_history&day=-1&pid=14&all wrote:

Britain's Best Buildings
UK History: Thursday, August 2 2007 (21:00 - 22:00)
The Circus

G x

I was fortunate to stay in a Wood building just round (no pun ) from the circus in the early 70's ,rent was a pittance . It's the NE circle at Stanton Drew and the sarsen circle at Stonehenge that have the same diameter (29.6 m) , coincidence ?

whipangel Aug 3, 2007 18:35:47

Replying to goffik

I've seen that show, but wish I'd seen it again this time around (!) - didn't he also put a load of other references to pre-christianity into the designs too?

Quite the dude!