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Willow House

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3807 / 51°22'50"N

Longitude: -2.3456 / 2°20'44"W

OS Eastings: 376044

OS Northings: 164683

OS Grid: ST760646

Mapcode National: GBR 0QJ.7T5

Mapcode Global: VH96M.9KBF

Plus Code: 9C3V9MJ3+7Q

Entry Name: Willow House

Listing Date: 12 June 1950

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394188

English Heritage Legacy ID: 509590

Also known as: 6 Bathwick Hill

ID on this website: 101394188

Location: Bathwick, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA2

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


BATHWICK HILL
(South side)

No. 6 Willow House
12/06/50

GV II

Detached villa. c1828. By John Pinch and Son.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate mansard roof with two dormers and moulded stacks to coped gable ends.
PLAN: double depth plan, with wider rear range which projects to right of front range.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys, attic and lower ground floor, symmetrical three window front. Moulded coping to tall parapet and cornice that encircle building, returned first floor sill band. Two light casement window to attic, eight/eight pane sash windows to first floor and six/six pane sashes in semicircular arched recesses to ground floor. Tuscan doorcase and cobweb fanlight to door with four raised and fielded panels. Blind windows to left return. Rear garden front has sunblind boxes to plate glass sash window, full height canted bay to south-east end, single storey canted bay to inside south-west end and two storey cast iron verandah to centre with swept canopy and French window to first floor.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
HISTORY: A highly characteristic design by Pinch¿s office, which signed the drawing accompanying the building lease of 1828. It was one of Pinch¿s last works, being designed shortly before his death. The attic storey was a later addition, and the roof was originally intended to be hipped.
SOURCES: `Beyond Mr Pulteney¿s Bridge¿ (Bath Preservation Trust exhib. Cat. 1987), 48; Robert Bennett, `The Last of the Georgian Architects of Bath¿, Bath History IX (2002), 100].


Listing NGR: ST7604464683

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