Devonshire Dome

E162871

Devonshire Dome is a historic 18th-century domed building in Buxton, England, originally built as stables for the Duke of Devonshire and later used as a hospital and university campus.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Devonshire Dome canonical 1
The Dome, Buxton 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf domed building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect John Carr of York ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
constructionEnd 1789 ⓘ
constructionStart 1779 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
diameter about 44 metres ⓘ
hasAlternateName The Dome, Buxton ⓘ
linked to: Devonshire Dome
hasCity Buxton ⓘ
hasCounty Derbyshire ⓘ
hasFloorCount 2 ⓘ
hasFunction conference centre ⓘ
restaurant ⓘ
teaching facility ⓘ
wedding venue ⓘ
hasPostcodeArea SK17 ⓘ
hasTourismCategory heritage attraction ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building ⓘ
heritageDesignationAuthority Historic England ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry England ⓘ
laterUse events venue ⓘ
hospital ⓘ
spa ⓘ
university campus ⓘ
location Buxton ⓘ
Derbyshire ⓘ
England ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
near Buxton Crescent ⓘ
Buxton railway station ⓘ
notableFeature one of the largest unsupported domes in Europe at time of construction ⓘ
originalFunction stables ⓘ
originalPatron Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
owner University of Derby ⓘ
partOf Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa area ⓘ
linked to: Buxton Crescent
publicAccess yes ⓘ
region East Midlands ⓘ
roofType dome ⓘ
usedAs military hospital during First World War ⓘ
military hospital during Second World War ⓘ
usedBy University of Derby ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buxton → hasLandmark → Devonshire Dome ⓘ
Devonshire Dome → hasAlternateName → The Dome, Buxton ⓘ
linked to: Devonshire Dome