Widcombe Crescent, Bath
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Built1808
ArchitectThomas Baldwin
| Widcombe Crescent | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°22′30″N 2°20′59″W / 51.37500°N 2.34972°W |
| Built | 1808 |
| Architect | Thomas Baldwin |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | 1-14 (Consec) With Area Railings |
| Designated | 12 June 1950[1] |
| Reference no. | 1395754 |
Widcombe Crescent in Bath, Somerset, England is a terrace of 14 Georgian houses built in 1808 by Thomas Baldwin, and designated a Grade I listed building.[1]
The three-storey houses, which have mansard roofs, are stepped up from either side to central 2 houses which project slightly.
Famous residents include Sir James Brooke, the 'White Rajah' of Sarawak in Borneo, who lived in Number 1 from 1831–1834.[2]