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| The Circus |
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| The Royal Crescent |
Well it was time to leave Bath to head to Leicester. But before we left Bath we drove to see the Circus. Because John Wood I was interested in Roman architecture and because he knew that Bath had been an earlier Roman city, he designed a number of Roman-style monuments for Bath. The Circus, first conceived as an area for sports, became a circle of town houses with three streets entering the circle, one of which leads to the Royal Crescent. The Royal Crescent is a residential road of 30 houses, laid out in a crescent. Built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Gregorian Architecture to be found in the UK. The houses have been home to various notable people for over 200 years. It was originally called just The Crescent and then later called The Royal Crescent after Prince Fredrick, Duke of York and Albany had lived at numbers 1 and 16.
The Royal Crescent now include a hotel and museum with some of the houses being converted into flats and offices. The buildings have been used as a location for several films and television programmes.
Of course on our way to Leicester, we couldn't not pop into Stratford upon Avon, Shakespeare's Birthplace. Stratford-Upon-Avon is a bustling modern town, but what strikes you as you walk through the town centre are the many timber-framed Tudor houses intermingled with more modern day shops.
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| Tudor Houses |
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| Anne Hathaway's Cottage (Shakespeare's Wife) |
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| Shakespeare's Birthplace
Once in Leicester we found our hotel and when we asked if they had our booking, they couldn't find it. Woops! One of us had made a mistake and booked it for August instead of July. Thank goodness they had a room they could squish us into. At 6pm, we met with Paul's Auntie Joy and most of her family. It was great to see everyone and meet other members of the family we haven't met before. The boys got along really well with the other children and spent time paying out each others accents. It was such a lovely night had by all. |
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| Family |
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