Notable residents Royal Crescent










the first resident of number 1 thomas brock acted trustee john wood son-in-law, although lived there town clerk of chester. tenant henry sandford, retired irish mp rented house 1776 until death in bath in 1796. described gentleman of benevolent disposition . william wilberforce stayed @ number 2 in 1798. christopher anstey, well-known writer of time, resident in number 4 1770 until 1805, although plaque him placed on number 5. jean baptiste, vicomte du barre took on number 8 in 1778 , hosted parties , gambling. died in duel on claverton down , buried in churchyard @ church of st nicholas in bathampton. 1768 1774 number 9 home philip thicknesse, soldier of fortune. number 11 home family of thomas linley, singing-master , conductor of concerts 1771. second daughter elizabeth ann linley, singer in own right, eloped playwright , poet richard brinsley sheridan. centre house of crescent (#16) used residence , host blue stocking events elizabeth montagu.



the centre house, 16 royal crescent, bath, used residence , host blue stockings society events elizabeth montagu


in nineteenth century popularity of crescent , taking waters @ roman baths diminished somewhat. amongst residents of royal crescent during time electoral reformer francis burdett lived @ number 16 1814 1822 , daughter angela burdett-coutts, 1st baroness burdett-coutts. retired admiral william hargood lived @ number 9 1834 until 1839 , in 1866 same house home edward bulwer-lytton. jurist , explorer thomas falconer briefly lived @ number 18 before death in 1882. few years later house next door @ number 17 became home isaac pitman developed used system of shorthand, known pitman shorthand. english professor george saintsbury took residence @ number 1a in 1916.








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