James Gray: The entrance to Park Crescent from Union Road, showing the most westerly house, No 1. The year of the photograph is unknown but the tramlines suggest a period between 1904 and 1910. The photograph was found in an old cupboard at the offices of Mellor and Mellor, estate agents of St James’s Street, who kindly gave it to me. jgc_20_047
2018: Little has changed to the main building, though the large tree has gone and the low wall has been replaced with a simpler design. (Photographer: Simon Cooper)
James Gray: Photographs showing the rear of the houses and the extensive grounds, in 1925. They were then almost 100 years old as the Crescent was designed by Amon Henry Wilds in 1829 and built soon afterwards. Forty years later, both houses and the grounds have a shabbier appearance. One wonders what the next development of this large area will be. Probably flats, but not for many years yet. jgc_20_045
James Gray: [See caption for jgc_20_045 above.] jgc_20_044