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The changing face of Bath
This Georgian period was undoubtedly the most prestigious period of Bath’s history. It was transformed from a market town with defensive walls to a fashionable metropolis, largely through the designs and plans of the son of a humble 
Nash's love of the high life proved to be his un-doing
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Bath builder, architect John Wood Snr, who followed the 16th Century Italian architect, Andrea Palladio. The onset of industrialisation across the country brought greater disposable income to certain sectors of society, and “leisure” became a popular way to spend it. Bath became the place to be seen in, with many eminent people choosing it as their primary residence.
On 10 December, 1728, the foundations were dug for Wood’s impressive Queen Square and he went on to develop the uncomplicated magnificence of what are now known as the North and South Parades. With Ralph Allen, who provided a great deal of his personal fortune and the Master of Ceremonies, Richard Beau Nash, the organising mind behind Bath’s social life and balls, they exerted their influence on the town’s development.
Bath’s Beau
It is said that there were two things in particular that transformed Bath: the hot mineral springs that pumped out a quarter of a million gallons of water a day at a steady temperature of 49°c and the legendary gambler and socialite, Richard Beau Nash.
By 1704, Queen Anne and King George had already made a start to the rejuvenation of Bath, and when Nash arrived a year later, he and a group of friends became intent on turning what they felt was an inelegant town into a fashionable one.
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