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Wood, John, the Elder: Queen Square The Royal Crescent in Bath, England, designed by John Wood the Younger, features a sweeping arc of Georgian terraced houses facing a large open lawn. Curved row of Georgian homes with tall columns and arched windows at the Royal Crescent in Bath, Somerset, England, with black iron fencing in front. Aerial view of The Circus in Bath, England, showing a circular street lined with Georgian townhouses and a large tree-filled green space at the center, with traffic moving around it. The Royal Crescent in Bath, Somerset, England, shows a sweeping curved row of Georgian townhouses facing a large green lawn and iron fence. The Royal Crescent in Bath, England, features a sweeping row of Georgian townhouses facing a large green lawn, with parked cars lining the curved cobblestone street.
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John Wood the Elder: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Tim Mowl and Brian Earnshaw, John Wood: Architect of Obsession (1988); Kirsten Elliott, The Myth Maker: John Wood, 1704–1754 (2004).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 19, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Apr 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of John Wood. Jun 07, 2011
Add new Web site: Official Site of John Wood, the Elder. Jun 07, 2011
Images of Queen Square, the Circus, and houses in the Royal Crescent added. May 19, 2010
Added photograph. Jun 03, 2009
Added statement about Wood the Elder's transformation of Bath. Apr 09, 2009
New bibliography added. Oct 30, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 30, 2008
Article revised. May 11, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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