crescent crescent street town english county somerset construction began period extensive redevelopment town driven member parliament sir lined eastern georgian terrace street follows shallow crescent shape broken middle bit south links southern end park street tower street north western offices erected extended 1960s georgian terrace recorded listed buildings history 17th 18th centuries suffered civil war thirds town burnt decline cloth industry town economy relied late 18th century formed aim improving town centre notably prominent member society elected member parliament tried start clearing town centre old knocked replaced years later street built connect market square crescent formed plan built north known time paul field follows shallow crescent shape notes hardly noticeable died foundation stone placed ceremony attended immense number persons noted street intended add advantage reported houses intended families street built end featured cottage high iron gates limited traffic residents visitors restricted featured posts person difficulty gates posts removed crescent comprised terrace houses street eastern built eventually converted catholic chapel known built southern end terrace catholic church built reformation catholic congregation moved larger church chapel bought converted lodge county hall built open crescent providing space previous offices hall early plans buildings site come fruition extended 1960s cover open land crescent despite work area crescent high street considered redeveloped second world war period built telephone house telephone exchange office building replacing houses middle terrace architecture eastern crescent georgian terrace erected built pinkish brown brick house storeys plus basement windows houses split plain topped slate roofs second storey windows rectangular ground floor round headed floor windows small circular variety panel doors reached climbing small flight steps entire terrace fronted terrace forms separate listed building designations numbers grade listed terrace later split leads crescent car park southern northern end terrace formed numbers according building breaks street thick set porch southern end terrace listed building forms end terrace features series prominent southern end terrace south hall split hall place formed numbers crescent number terrace forms listed building designations numbers crescent storey houses spanning windows round headed flanked ground floor bay windows number forms storey red brick building western built known block designed neo georgian storey built red buff coloured bricks forming english bond portland stone central section curved wings degrees formed main entrance ground floor fronted round arches middle forms doorway doorway topped engraved coat arms central block spans windows wing prominent window end framed second floors wings feature windows extension south building 1960s original block designated grade listed building
The Crescent, Taunton