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Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire,
England, the gateway to the Peak District National
Park. Built on the River Wye, Buxton has a long history
as a spa town due to its geothermal spring which rises
at a constant temperature of 28 ° C. The source
of the spring is marked by St. Ann's Well opposite
The Crescent near the town centre. Each summer the
well is decorated according to the local tradition
of well dressing. Initially developed by the Romans
around 78 AD, the settlement was known as Aquae Arnemetiae
(or the spa of the goddess of the grove), although
little evidence remains to be seen today. The town
largely grew in importance in the late 18th century
when it was developed by the Dukes of Devonshire,
with a second resurgence a century later as the Victorians
were drawn to the reputed healing properties of the
waters. Today the town's economy is still supported
by the spring, as the water which is bottled and marketed
by the Buxton Mineral Water Company. The other major
economic activities are tourism and the quarrying
of lime. The Dukes of Devonshire have been closely
involved with Buxton ever since 1780 when the 5th
Duke used the profits from his copper mines to develop
Buxton as a spa in the style of Bath. Their ancestor
Bess of Hardwick had taken one of her four husbands,
the earl of Shrewsbury, to "take the waters"
at Buxton shortly after he became the jailer of Mary,
Queen of Scots, in 1569, and they took Mary there
in 1573 – she called Buxton "La Fontagne
de Bogsby". The Crescent (1780-84) was modelled
on Bath's Royal Crescent by John Carr along with the
neighbouring Great Stables. In 1859 Henry Currey converted
the stables into the Devonshire Royal Hospital. In
the process he added what was the world's largest
unsupported dome with a diameter of 47 m, beating
the St Peter's Basilica (42 m) and the Pantheon of
Rome (43 m). However, this record is now routinely
beaten by space frame domes such as the Georgia Dome
(256 m). The dome is now part of the University of
Derby. Other architects active in Buxton were Robert
Rippon Duke and Frank Matcham, a famous theatrical
architect who designed Buxton Opera House. He also
designed two famous London theatres: the London Palladium
and the London Coliseum. The Opera House was refurbished
in 1979 and now hosts the annual Buxton International
Festival of Music and Arts and the International Gilbert
and Sullivan Festival. The annual opera festival is
particularly noted for its Handel productions, with
top quality artists and orchestras. Also of note is
Joseph Paxton who designed Buxton railway station
and the layout of the Park Road circular estate, perhaps
he is more famous for the design of the Crystal Palace.
At 307 m above sea level, Buxton is the highest market
town in England – see, however, article on Alston,
Cumbria, which also makes this claim (but lacks a
regular market!).
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