ABSTRACT
The eighteenth century was a period of dramatic change in society and architecture in Britain. The seeds had been sown during the seventeenth century, but it was during the Georgian era that we start to see changes in town planning and construction on a much more significant scale than before. The symmetrical influences of the Renaissance came to fruition in the eighteenth century in the Neo-Classical style. The period witnessed the building of some of Britain’s greatest country seats as well as more utilitarian domestic architecture. There was also a greater emphasis on town planning for the first time and the wonderful crescents of Bath and Edinburgh exemplify this.
