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1, 2, 3 and 4, Bath Terrace

A Grade II Listed Building in Seaham, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8406 / 54°50'26"N

Longitude: -1.3323 / 1°19'56"W

OS Eastings: 442976

OS Northings: 549732

OS Grid: NZ429497

Mapcode National: GBR MD4G.BL

Mapcode Global: WHD5L.HLSH

Plus Code: 9C6WRMR9+63

Entry Name: 1, 2, 3 and 4, Bath Terrace

Listing Date: 21 June 1950

Last Amended: 14 February 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1232035

English Heritage Legacy ID: 407349

ID on this website: 101232035

Location: Seaham, County Durham, SR7

County: County Durham

Civil Parish: Seaham

Built-Up Area: Seaham

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Seaham Harbour and Dawdon

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


NZ 44 NW SEAHAM BATH TERRACE (North side)

4/26 Nos. 1,2,3, and 4 (Formerly listed as NoS. 1,2 and 4) 21.6.50 II

Terrace of 4 houses, c.1830. Dressed sandstone faced with incised stucco, hipped low-pitched Welsh slate roof and brick stacks. Each house has 2 storeys and basement, 2 windows. Symmetrical facade has 2 central porches and 2 flanking windows and end porches. Slightly projecting basement with some 12-pane sashes. Ground floor: 5 steps over basement yard to pedimented Tuscan porch of wood with panelled soffit and pair of 3-panel outer doors; renewed inner double doors; canted 3-light oriels with panelled aprons, pilaster frames, bracketed cornice and renewed 2-pane sashes. First floor windows with 4-pane sashes have sill string course and architraves of stucco. Moulded stucco eaves cornice and low parapet. 4 late C19 3-light canted dormers with 2-pane sashes. 2 large rendered cross-axial ridge stacks. Sill string course and eaves cornice continue on right return and rear. 4 tall oblong staircase windows to rear, 2 with 18-pane sashes and 2 with late C19 margined sashes; and 4 tripartite ground floor windows. Much altered interiors retain 4-flight dogleg staircases with 2 stick balusters per tread, ramped handrails and turned newels. Cast-iron area railings at front on low cambered wall are largely renewed but retain original standards with urn finials.

Listing NGR: NZ4297649732

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