The Circus consists of 30 symmetrical townhouses arranged in a perfect circle. The best views are from the middle of the Circus among the grand plane trees, on the capped old well. If you stand on the well, your clap echoes three times around the circle – let’s try it! 😊
The circle of houses is broken into three segments. Each residence has five stories. The lower doors are large enough for the owner to be carried in on a salon chair… or so that the wifes could enter without disturbing their sky-high hairdos!
In the mid 1700’s, this was home to Britain’s elite. Note the Doric columns on the ground floor, Ionic in the middle, and Corinthian on top.