▁gave ▁an ▁impression ▁of ▁pal atial ▁scale ▁and ▁classical ▁decor um . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁cre amy ▁gold ▁Bath ▁stone ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁construction ▁throughout ▁the ▁city , ▁was ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁lim estone ▁Com be ▁Down ▁and ▁Bath am pton ▁Down ▁M ines , ▁which ▁were ▁owned ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Allen ▁( 1 6 9 4 – 1 7 6 4 ). ▁Allen , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁advert ise ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁his ▁quar ried ▁lim estone , ▁commission ed ▁the ▁elder ▁John ▁Wood ▁to ▁build ▁him ▁a ▁country ▁house ▁on ▁his ▁Prior ▁Park ▁estate ▁between ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁mines , ▁replacing ▁his ▁Town ▁House . ▁Queen ▁Square ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁spec ulative ▁development ▁by ▁John ▁Wood , ▁the ▁E lder ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁houses . ▁Queen ▁Square ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Nikol aus ▁Pe vs ner ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁P all ad ian ▁compos itions ▁in ▁England ▁before ▁ 1 7 3 0 ". ▁ ▁The ▁west ▁side ▁( numbers ▁ 1 4 – 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 A , ▁ 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 ) ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁John ▁Pin ch ▁the ▁younger ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁diff ers ▁from ▁Wood ' s ▁original ▁design ▁as ▁the ▁central ▁block ▁is ▁in ▁Ne o - G reci an ▁style . ▁The ▁Bath ▁Royal ▁Liter ary ▁and ▁Scient ific ▁Institution ▁( B RL SI ) ▁now ▁occup ies ▁ 1 6 – 1 8 . ▁The ▁south ▁side