 The Crescent is a street in Taunton , a town in the English county of Somerset . Construction began in 1807 , during a period of extensive redevelopment in the town , driven by the Market House Society and the Member of Parliament Sir Benjamin Hammet . Lined on the eastern side by a Georgian terrace , the street follows a shallow crescent shape , broken in the middle by Crescent Way and a bit further south by St George 's Place . It links Upper High Street , at its southern end , with Park Street and Tower Street to the north . On the western side , Somerset County Council have their offices in the County Hall , erected in 1935 , and extended in the 1960s . The Georgian terrace , the Masonic Hall , and the County Hall are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as listed buildings . 
