Buxton Crescent

Buxton Crescent
The Crescent Hotel in 2020
Buxton Crescent is located in Borough of High Peak
Buxton Crescent
Location in the Borough of High Peak
Alternative namesThe Crescent
General information
Town or cityBuxton, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°15′32″N 1°54′50″W / 53.259°N 1.914°W / 53.259; -1.914
Construction started1780
Completed1789
ClientFifth Duke of Devonshire
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Carr
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameThe Crescent
Designated25 January 1951
Reference no.1257876[1]

Buxton Crescent is a Grade-I-listed building in the town of Buxton, Derbyshire, England.[1] It owes much to the Royal Crescent in Bath, but has been described by the Royal Institution of British Architects as "more richly decorated and altogether more complex".[2] It was designed by the architect John Carr of York, and built for the 5th Duke of Devonshire between 1780 and 1789.[1] In 2020, following a multi-year restoration and redevelopment project supported by the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Derbyshire County Council, The Crescent was reopened as a 5-star spa hotel.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "The Crescent (Grade I) (1257876)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ "the Crescent, Buxton". Palladio and Britain. Royal Institution of British Architects. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Georgian hotel opens in Buxton 17 years after work begins". BBC. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.