In the 1740s and fifties, responding to Neoclassical currents, John Wood conceived the inspired, if quixotic, idea of recreating some of the monuments of Roman Bath, which were to include an Imperial gymnasium, a forum, and a circus. The first went unrealized, the second was disappointing, but the third was a stunning success.
The Bath Circus disposes some thirty-three houses around a circle (which Wood thought might be used 'for the exhibition of sports'), interrupted only by three radiating streets.
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