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No. 6 and Attached Railings

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3899 / 51°23'23"N

Longitude: -2.3688 / 2°22'7"W

OS Eastings: 374431

OS Northings: 165713

OS Grid: ST744657

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.V7W

Mapcode Global: VH96L.WBKC

Plus Code: 9C3V9JQJ+XF

Entry Name: No. 6 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 12 June 1950

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394284

English Heritage Legacy ID: 509687

ID on this website: 101394284

Location: Sion Hill, 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


PARK STREET
656-1/29/1193 (West side)

No.6 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: PARK STREET (West side) Nos.1-9 (Consec))
12/06/50

GV II

House. Completed 1792 with C19 and C20 additions. By John Palmer, built by John Jenkins.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, rubble to basement. Welsh slate double pile parapeted mansard roof with coped gable wall and ashlar stacks with some early clay pots to left. Staircase to front.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic, basement and sub-basement, two-window range. First floor has two C19 plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, second floor has two similar windows, ground floor has one similar window to left, to right six-panel door with flush, raised and fielded and upper two glazed panels with iron knocker in pedimented Doric doorcase, one step to pennant paved crossover. Basement has one six/six-sash in plain reveal with stone sill, blocked opening to sub-basement, C20 door and single light casement window in ashlar infilling under crossover, no area steps. Single dormer with two/two-sash. Rear elevation has band course over ground floor, first and second floors, to first floor with wrought iron full width balcony with wrought iron supports to zinc roof over windows, ground floor centre window has timber panel below to form door to attached steps to garden with wrought iron handrail, small ashlar extension to basement, double dormer.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings with urn tops on limestone bases.
HISTORY: Part of incomplete St James's Square development on land leased by Fielder, King, Hewlett and Broom from Sir Peter Rivers Gay 25 March 1790; lower part of Park Street forms one of the four diagonal approaches to St James's Square. Underlease of messuage to John Jenkins 31 January 1792 for 95 years from 24 June 1791.
SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: Bath: 1980-: 175; Abstract of title of Sir J F Rivers ... to property sold 1856: - 1661 - DEED PKT 2379 & MAPS.

Listing NGR: ST7443165713

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