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Manners maketh man
Nash also introduced a new code of conduct within the social scene and this in turn created a new set of behavioural rules. It had always been customary for men to wear calf length boots, but Nash thought them vulgar and clumsy so he advocated the adornment of shoes and stockings for men, which were very quickly adopted and found to be far more agreeable at balls and other social functions.
John Wood Snr designed the stunning Royal Crescent
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Something that was to have a greater impact on Bath society in general was Nash’s advocacy of greater social integration. He established a new code of conduct for more respectability in public places, which banned swearing and relaxed the unwritten rules of integration. He was so successful in levelling society that people could be found creating friendships across the classes that would not have been dreamt of in London. Bath had become the platform for of social change.
In 1708, Nash employed Bath builder, Thomas Harrison to build the Bath Assembly House, which became the central venue for dancing and gambling for which, the public would pay fees. They even paid for the privilege of walking on Harrison’s new Terrace Walk, and listening to the musicians that Nash brought in from London. Within three years, Bath was turned into the most desirable location in the country, even drawing socialites from the continent.
Despite being a larger than life character, dedicated to a life of socialising, he had a benevolence that rose above personal gain. He was known to intervene when gamblers were playing beyond their means, and continually collected money for worthy causes that benefited the poorer members of society.
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