designed younger set elegant assembly rooms located heart england open public visitor attraction designated grade listed building georgian era bath fashionable architects elder son younger laid new areas housing residents visitors assembly rooms built early 18th century new venue balls concerts gambling envisaged area queen square circus submitted proposal rejected expensive younger raised funding construction started opened grand ball hub fashionable society frequented nobility time bath stone building rooms arranged shape main function rooms complex foot long ballroom largest georgian interior bath tea room card room rooms crystal decorated fine art 20th century cinema taken restored bombed burnt second world war restoration undertaken sir reopening owned operated bath public functions basement building provides home history areas bath undergone development stuart period development increased georgian times response increasing number visitors spa resort town required accommodation architects elder son younger laid new quarters streets squares identical gave impression scale classical gold bath stone construction city obtained limestone mines owned development time consisted new residential areas away old city centre speculative development elder lived houses circus consists long curved designed elder form circular space theatre intended civic functions games games clue design inspiration rome spectacular bath built designed younger gay street links circus designed elder completed son younger heart georgian city wood pump room associated designed local builder responsible buildings city including consisted buildings built overlooking large ballroom added known building known constructed lasting demolition building york street devastated fire rebuilt lasting demolition road improvements site known architect designed arched bridge spanning prototype original unused design bridge venice adam submitted plans new rejected costly younger raised funding construction use investment plan named banker credited france combines features group lottery pays agreed sum fund receives members die shares participants value increases death member scheme wound construction started completed grand opening held formed hub fashionable georgian society city venue described noble elegant kingdom originally known upper rooms lower assembly room city closed soon upper rooms opened served newly built fashionable area included circus queen square people gather rooms evening balls public functions simply play cards mothers bringing daughters bath social season hoping marry suitable husband charge events quickly meet eligible men currently city concert attended ladies gentlemen members nobility present season ran october june balls week held addition range concerts events scenes feature novels lived bath parents sister novels set bath published mention long dressing enter ball room till late season room crowded ladies allen repaired directly card room left enjoy mob sir walter daughters earliest party rooms evening lady waited took station fires visited bath occasions gave public readings assembly rooms mentions papers published ball room long card room octagonal card room passages voices sound feet perfectly dresses feathers lights music band commenced music soft tiny footsteps clear merry laugh low gentle pleasant hear female voice bath polish born debut young younger played series concerts concerts late 18th early 19th centuries organised 20th century changes took place ballroom cinema owners building restored interior designer april raids england following raf raid assembly rooms bombed burnt inside cessation hostilities europe restored sir work completed ballroom ceiling repaired collapsed architecture limestone building slate roof rectangular projecting entrance extension rear interior laid shape larger ball room tea room octagonal end rooms crystal decorated pictures artist ballroom capacity people feet long nearly feet wide ceiling feet high holds people location banquet attended bbc television series great british menu feet long feet wide named shape room feet originally held organ musicians gallery added bar current use today rooms owned operated bath main rooms available hire private functions concerts including ones basement building provides home known collection started gave collection city bath focuses fashionable dress men women children late 16th century present day objects earliest pieces shirts gloves building popular location feature films television series set georgian period bbc location filming adaptation
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