Description

BRISTOL

ST5672NE HOTWELL ROAD, Hotwells
901-1/13/1446 (South East side)
08/01/59 Nos.289 AND 291
Dowry Parade

GV II

House, now pair of attached houses. 1763-4. Divided c1790.
Built by Benjamin Probert and Robert Comfort, in the style of
Thomas Paty. Red brick with limestone dressings, large brick
party wall stacks and a pantile double-depth roof.
Double-depth plan. Mid Georgian style. 3 storeys, attic and
basement; 5-window range.
A symmetrical front has rusticated pilaster strips to a
moulded coping. Paired central doorways have raised ashlar
surrounds with imposts and a cornice, semicircular arches with
plate-glass fanlights and C20 doors. 5 stepped voussoirs to
6/6-pane sashes in flush frames, and 2 raking dormers; the
middle windows across the party wall are blocked. Steps down
to open basement areas, and arched cellars beneath the deep
flagged pavement; formerly with railings. The rear elevation
has a projecting full-height central hipped section across the
party wall.
INTERIOR: entrance hall with a semicircular arch on brackets,
a rear dogleg stair with stick balusters, column newels and
ramped rails, and 6-panel doors.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Doorcases with Gibbs surrounds and pediments
such as survive on the single-fronted houses in the parade
were replaced when the houses were divided. Various
speculative builders were involved, using designs similar to
those employed by Thomas Paty.
(Gomme A, Jenner M and Little B: Bristol, An Architectural
History: Bristol: 1979-: 202; Ison W: The Georgian Buildings
of Bristol: Bath: 1952-: 202).

Listing NGR: ST5699372553

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26679015

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