Prior Park
Videos
Page
Prior Park is a Neo-Palladian house that was designed by John Wood, the Elder, and built in the 1730s and 1740s for Ralph Allen on a hill overlooking Bath, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
Prior Park
Prior Park above Ralph Allen's railway in 1750, from an engraving by Anthony Walker
Drawing from 1875 by W.Wills after Thomas Hearne incorrectly showing 13 bays in the main house
John Wood, the Elder's planned layout for Prior Park
John Wood, the Elder
Videos
Page
John Wood, the Elder was an English architect, working mainly in Bath.
North side, Queen Square
Prior Park, the Palladian mansion built in 1742 for Ralph Allen
The Circus
The Courtyard, The Exchange, Bristol (1741–43), this was roofed over in the 19th century