The Slopes is an area between the front of the Town Hall and The Crescent, Originally called St Ann's Cliff it was as it sounds a rocky out crop, that has been re-shaped and landscaped to the area we know today. The first design was by Sir Jeffery Wyattville architect to the 6th Duke of Devonshire and further development took place in 1840 by Sir Joseph Paxton when it was renamed The Slopes.

The first design by Sir Jeffery Wyatville saw the terracing and pathways laid out with no trees planted and the whole area was enclosed along with the front of The Crescent, bordered with Hall Bank, The Market Place, Yeomans Lane (now Terrace Road), The Crescent and Iron Gate (now The Grove). To the left near the top of this view there used to be a Bandstand one of Five in Buxton and The Town Hall which can be seen at the top of the Avenue of trees in the picture to the left here, was designed by William Pollard and opened in 1889 built on the site off the Market Hall designed by Henry Curry and built by Robert Rippon Duke.

The Market Hall unfortunatly had a short life built in 1857 and it was burned down on Saturday 19th September 1885, it is thought that the fire started in the shop of Mr Mc Nair a picture dealer, after he failed to properly extinguish a paraffin lamp. On The Slopes visitors will find many of these original stone Urns, Terraced walks and also the site of Buxton War Memorial. The trees are now all mature but you still get some fine views of Buxton especially of The Crescent, its free to walk round so if your visiting give it a try.