The Crescent, Buxton

This fine and impressive example of Georgian architecture was built around 1780 for William Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire, by John Carr of York. A further treasure in this part of the Derbyshire Peak District, it displays a magnificent face that is 240 feet in length and bears the coat of arms of the Duke of Devonshire at its centre.

The Duke of Devonshire's Arms

The eastern end of the building shown in the foreground, countains the old thermal baths which were built in 1854 and now houses the modern Cavendish shopping arcade.

To the left of the view, we can see Turner's Memorial which was erected in 1879 in memory of a local benefactor, Samuel Turner.

Grand Designs


Crescent Lamp, formerly St Anne's Hotel


Fountain beside the Cresent