Royal Baths

The Royal Baths, built around 1894-1897 by Baggerley Bristow, is a notable structure located on Crescent Road. It primarily consists of two storeys with semi-basements. The facade is symmetrical, featuring a three-bay center that connects to three-bay extensions and wings, with the center bay set back at the first floor level. The building is topped with slated hipped roofs, a central leaded dome with a balustraded parapet, and an octagonal Doric cupola. The wings have wooden cupolas, and there are two bell towers with corner pinnacles flanking the dome.

The podium is made of rusticated limestone ashlar, with tooled ashlar dressings on the coursed squared rubble facing of the ground and first floors. The design includes console bracketed cornices with a blocking course; the center block features a carved parapet that is terminated by an obelisk and has an enriched centerpiece displaying the Harrogate Coat of Arms. The windows on the podium are segmental arched, while the principal three-light windows are of a modified Venetian style, supported by pilasters and topped with entablatures and segmental pediments. The wings and the center entrance bay include lunettes.

A prostyle Doric portico in antis adds to the entrance's grandeur. Inside, the Assembly Room has a quadrapartite plan with a coffered dome and features a modified Corinthian Order with paired columns supporting an entablature, along with arched windows adorned with stained glass. The forecourt wings are also topped with a balustraded parapet.

The Royal Baths, along with Nos 2 to 24 (even), form a cohesive group with the return of No 3 Crown Place.