Royal Crescent, Bath, from Crescent Fields

A black and white photograph of an impressive curve of Palladian terraced stone town houses.

Possibly part of a panoramic sequence. This is a digital positive converted from Lockey’s calotype negative, photographed on a light box.

A photographic negative of an impressive curve of Palladian terraced stone town houses. — The calotype negative, photographed on a light box.

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Lockey, Francis

Donation Sources: Bristol & West Amateur Photographic Assn.

Object id: D800574-10

Width: 29.4

Height: 22.5

Distance from BRLSI: 387 metres

East side of Royal Crescent, with No.1 and annex on the right hand side, photographed from Crescent Fields. The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 terraced houses, designed by John Wood, the Younger, and built between 1767 and 1774. This photograph was recorded as ‘2 (Stereosc.) of Victa. Column (27)’ in Lockey’s journal entry for 10 April 1854.