The life and times of Ralph Allen of Prior Park, Bath, introduced by a short account of Lyncombe and Widcombe, with notices of his contemporaries, ... Bennet of Widcombe House, Beau Nash, etc

Meet the man who remade Bath. Bath begins at Prior Park. R. E. M. Peach delivers a complete historical biography of the ralph allen life, setting one formidable civic figure amid the streets, parishes, and fortunes of Lyncombe and Widcombe. Written as nineteenth century nonfiction with a novelist's eye for place, it is both british local history and a vivid, detailed bath history reference: a rich prior park estate history, the networks of patronage and improvement, and the pulse of bath georgian social life in 18th century bath. Along the way, Peach brings in the voices that shaped Georgian taste and debate, from the sparkle of beau nash bath to the intellectual force behind a bishop warburton biography, alongside Bennet of Widcombe House and other contemporaries. It captures the making of modern civic Britain, where philanthropy, enterprise, and polite society met in a single spa city at Bath. For readers who love georgian england history, the book offers a grounded portrait of how a city works: money, buildings, reputations, and the quiet labour that holds them together. For genealogy and local studies, it gathers names, settings, and connections that illuminate families and neighbourhoods beyond the headlines. And for collectors of classic non-fiction, Peach's careful, era-authentic method preserves a key window onto Bath's civic myth-making and memory. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.