Lower Assembly Rooms


The new Bath guide (1789) printed by R. Cruthwell for W. Taylor

There are two sets of Assembly Rooms in this city, viz the Lower Rooms kept by Messrs Heaven, on the Walks leading from the Grove to the Parades; and the New Rooms east of the Circus kept by Mess Derham & Stroud. Messrs Heavens Ball room was built in the year 1750 is 90 seet in length 36 in breadth and 34 in heights with a very fine stucco cieling The view of the river valley and adjacent hills makes it one of the pleasantest Morning Rooms in the kingdom. There is in this room a portrait of the late Richard Nash, esq and it is elegantly furnished with chandeliers girandoles &c &c. The Card Room is 60 seet long and 30 feet wide, with a coved cieling, and has in it another portrait of Mr Nash. There are also two Tea Rooms 40 feet by 24 each.

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Quotations
 Chapter 3 
They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine.

“Yes, I know exactly what you will say: Friday, went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings — plain black shoes — appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer, half–witted man, who would make me dance with him, and distressed me by his nonsense.”

 Chapter 5 
He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable; nor among the walkers, the horsemen, or the curricle–drivers of the morning.
 Chapter 11 
"Oh! I am in such ecstasies at the thoughts of a little country air and quiet! So much better than going to the Lower Rooms."

Her satisfaction, too, in not being at the Lower Rooms was spoken more than once.

 Chapter 29 
“Very true: we soon met with Mrs. Thorpe, and then we wanted for nothing. My dear, do not you think these silk gloves wear very well? I put them on new the first time of our going to the Lower Rooms, you know, and I have worn them a great deal since. Do you remember that evening?”
 

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