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No. 3 and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3888 / 51°23'19"N

Longitude: -2.3613 / 2°21'40"W

OS Eastings: 374955

OS Northings: 165587

OS Grid: ST749655

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.XGR

Mapcode Global: VH96M.1C16

Plus Code: 9C3V9JQQ+GF

Entry Name: No. 3 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394086

English Heritage Legacy ID: 509473

ID on this website: 101394086

Location: Walcot, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA1

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bath

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


AINSLIE'S BELVEDERE

No. 3 and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as: LANSDOWN ROAD
(East side) Ainslie's Belvedere
Nos. 2-9(consec))
05/08/75

GV II

House. Probably c1806.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, painted to front, rubble to sement; double pile parapeted roof, Welsh slate to front, covering not visible to rear, with two ashlar stacks with some early clay pots to right. Staircase to front.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys and basement; two-window front. First floor has two six/six sashes, to left with horns, in plain reveals with stone sills, to left of staircase lower than to right. Ground floor has six/six horned sash in plain reveal with stone sill with simple balconette to right, to left three-panel door with two moulded panels, the upper with applied moulding forming diamond panel with wrought iron wreath knocker and two small glazed in top panel (cf. Nos.2, 4 & 5 Ainslie's Belvedere qv) in stone porch with reeded fronts to stone sides and timber cornice applied to flat stone hood. Cast iron footscraper. Basement has eight/eight sash in plain reveal with stone sill, plank door with overlight under crossover, sloping grating covering area from built out front of vaults. Band course over ground floor, moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet all continuous with No. 2 Ainslie's Belvedere (qv). Rear elevation has six/six horned sashes; lead hopperhead and downpipe to right.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings with shaped heads on limestone bases.
HISTORY: Dated by Ison to 1780, the Bath Chronicle reported an `Auction of the estate known as Ainslies's Belvedere, being 6 substantial dwelling houses' on 27.11.1794; the date stone on the side suggests, however, that this house and No.3 were later additions to the original row of six houses, comprising Nos. 4-9. A William Ainslie was one of the original lessees of a house in The Circus.

Listing NGR: ST7495565587

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