The Slopes are near Buxton town center. The land measuring about 3 ha is on a descending portion northwest of Terrace Road. Hall Bank and East end of The Square forms the southwest border, while The Crescent and adjacent buildings constitutes the north. The front range of buildings includes the west, Old Hall Hotel (XVI century), natural baths (1851-1853, partly rebuilt 1924), The Crescent, and thermal bath (about 1853). Old Hall Hotel is a former Buxton Hall, which was built by the Earl of Shrewsbury to provide accommodation for visitors of rank, among whom were counted and Mary, Queen of Scots. The building was remodeled and repaired several times, but keep the essence of the sixteenth century. Crescent was designed by John Carr (1723-1807) for the fifth Duke of Devonshire in 1780, the central point of his plans to make Buxton a fashionable spa town such as Bath. This area was originally a bare hill called St Ann’s Cliff. Steep slope is planted with grass and scattered trees. Terraced walkways curves are connected by pathways that are curved in the opposite direction, creating a pattern of interconnected ellipses. Model corresponds broadly with those on the Tithe map of 1848.
