A green umbrella adds a splash of colour to the facade of No. 2 Royal York Crescent, Clifton, Bristol. The building is notable as the one time abode of Princess Eugenie, the woman who, as the wife of Napoleon III, later became Empress Eugenie of France.

The Crescent (1-46) is Grade II* Listed and was built between 1791 and 1820. Numbers 1-3 were the home of a boarding school up until 1855. Eugenie de Montijo, who became the Empress, studied fashion there in 1836.

The remaining houses (47-50) are Grade II Listed.