The Circus, designed by the architect John Wood, is a very distinctive circular building from the center of Bass to the north along Gay Street to the hillside. The 30-house ring is divided into three sections, which ensures that a typical elevation can be seen from any entrance. In the center of the green lawn of the Round Square is a large tree surrounded by a circle of classical Georgian buildings. John Wood Jr., son of Old John Wood, is the designer of the Royal Bass Crescent Building.