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No. 7 and Attached Railings

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.389 / 51°23'20"N

Longitude: -2.3612 / 2°21'40"W

OS Eastings: 374960

OS Northings: 165613

OS Grid: ST749656

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.XGN

Mapcode Global: VH96M.1C21

Plus Code: 9C3V9JQQ+JG

Entry Name: No. 7 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394094

English Heritage Legacy ID: 509481

ID on this website: 101394094

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. 7 and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as: LANSDOWN ROAD
(East side) Ainslie's Belvedere
Nos. 2-9 (consec))
05/08/75

GV II

House. c1780.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front and rear, rubble below basement windows; double pile parapeted roof, artificial slate to front, covering not visible to rear, has single large right end stack with early clay pots against flank wall of No. 5 Ainslie's Belvedere (qv). Staircase to front.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, basement and sub-basement; two-window front. First floor has two plate glass horned sashes in splayed reveals with stone sills; second floor has two similar windows. Ground floor has one similar window with C20 balconette to right, to left five-panel door with flush reeded and fielded panels with lion's mask knocker in stone doorcase with cyma moulded architrave in flat surround with heavy moulded console brackets supporting moulded cornice forming hood over. Pennant paved crossover flush with pavement. Basement has six/six sash in plain reveal with stone sill; C20 door in plank screen under crossover. Band course over ground floor; moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has plate glass horned sash with border glazing to ground floor and first floor, two two/two sashes to second floor, casement window to basement, C20 conservatory to sub-basement.
INTERIOR: Not inspected. Noted as having dog-leg staircase with two turned balusters to a tread and shaped cheek-pieces.
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. A William Ainslie was one of the original lessees of a house in The Circus.

Listing NGR: ST7496065613

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