Description

ABBEY GREEN
(North side)

No.1 Abbey House
12/06/50
GV II

House. 1758-1760. Probably by Thomas Jelly for the Duke of Kingston's Estate.
MATERIALS: Bath limestone ashlar, painted on the ground floor, and with Welsh slate roof.
PLAN: L-shaped plan with windows only on the west and south, and presumably with a top lit stair hall in the blind corner at the rear of the building.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attics and cellar, Main south elevation has five windows in plain or chamfered reveals. Central six panel door with rectangular light over which is glazed in a cross. This is flanked by two six/six sashes, continuous timber lintel over all, platband above this. First floor windows are six/nine sashes with dropped sills and wrought iron balconettes. Second floor windows are six/six sashes with balconettes. Modillion cornice and parapet, mansard roof with three flat topped dormers, with six/six sashes, parapet breaks in front, ashlar stack with pots. West (Abbey Street) elevation has three bays, but only two have windows. All windows are six/six sashes, those on the ground floor have dropped sills. Central blind window recess on ground floor, right hand ones on other floors, the ground floor window is out of line with these. Cornice parapet with two breaks in front of large double dormer with six/six sashes and slated cheeks.
INTERIOR: Not inspected, but reported as having a good staircase with twisted balusters.
HISTORY: This house was a part of the Duke of Kingston's Estate developed 1758-1760 by Thomas Jelly. This included demolishing Abbey House (1758), and building the Kingston Baths (1763-1766, demolished c1887). The Bath Journal for 13.03.1758 records-`Last Monday was laid the first stone of the Duke of Kingston's buildings in Abbey Green'.
SOURCES: E. Holland, `The Kingston Estate within the walled City of Bath¿, (1992).

Listing NGR: ST7511464689

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26673150

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