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Buxton Crescent opened in 1789. It was built by the fifth Duke of Devonshire to provide accommodation and entertainment for visitors attracted by the thermal spring to "take the waters". Designed by John Carr, it was a Georgian leisure centre intended to rival the Royal Crescent at Bath and it housed two hotels, apartments, shops, coffee and card rooms and a magnificent Assembly Room. Facing the Slopes Gardens and built in the gorgeous local grey-gold stone, it was a fitting rivalry. Unlike Bath, though, it wasn't much cared for over the centuries. It became at different times a hospital, a library and council offices before falling into disrepair in the 1990s when it closed down. Fortunately, the Ensana Hotel Group saw its potential and took it over with an all-encompassing refurbishment of both the original baths and the hotel. Less fortunately for them, they were ready to open just in time for Covid. Having weathered that storm, however, they are now up and running an

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