1 7 0 5 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 , ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁code ▁of ▁behaviour ▁for ▁public ▁entertain ments . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁reached ▁ 4 0 , 0 2 0 ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁census , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁cities ▁in ▁Britain , ▁which ▁was ▁expand ing ▁up ▁the ▁surrounding ▁hills . ▁ ▁William ▁Thomas ▁Beck ford ▁bought ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁L ans down ▁C res cent ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁eventually ▁bu ying ▁a ▁further ▁two ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁cres cent ▁to ▁form ▁his ▁residence . ▁Having ▁acquired ▁all ▁the ▁land ▁between ▁his ▁home ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁L ans down ▁Hill , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre , ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁garden ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁mile ▁in ▁length ▁and ▁built ▁Beck ford ' s ▁Tower ▁at ▁the ▁top . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁west ▁Part is ▁College ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁New bridge ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁block ▁of ▁al m sh ouses ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Ann ▁and ▁F let cher ▁Part is ▁for ▁women ▁" who ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁in ▁reduced ▁circumstances ", ▁and ▁still ▁provides ▁accommod ation , ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁ter rac ed ▁houses ▁set ▁around ▁three ▁sides ▁of ▁a ▁quad rangle , ▁for ▁women , ▁aged ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁In ▁ 1 8