Description

PARK STREET
656-1/29/1211 (East side)

No.26 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: PARK STREET (East side) Nos 25-28 (consec), Nos 6-11 (consec) Park mansions & Nos 32-36 (consec))
12/06/50

GV II

House, now flats. From 1808 with C20 alterations. By John Pinch.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, limestone ashlar and rubble to rear. Double pile parapeted roof not visible to front, clay pantiles to rear, coped wall with two ashlar stacks with some early clay pots to rear. Staircase to rear.
EXTERIOR: Four storeys and basement, three window range. First floor has six/nine-sashes in plain reveals with wrought iron balconies (cf. No.25 Park Street, qv), second floor has two six/six-sashes in plain reveals with wrought iron window guards and one similar blind window to centre, third floor has two three/six-sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, one similar blind window to centre. Ground floor has to right two six/six-sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, to left six-panel door with reeded and raised and fielded panels and two upper panels glazed, with overlight in plain reveal with splayed lintel, one step to pennant paved crossover with cast iron footscraper. Basement has two six/six-sashes in plain reveals with stone sills into wrought iron seatings with shaped tops forming guards, C20 half glazed door under crossover, C20 steps. Band course over ground floor forming sill band to first floor windows, sill band to second floor windows, frieze and moulded cornice over second floor, moulded band course and coped parapet. Rear elevation retains early glazing bar sashes to rooms, C19 sashes to staircase, one and 1/2 storey extension to rear.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with shaped 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; upper part of Park Street commenced to design of John Palmer and continued but not completed to design of John Pinch after 1808; street formerly terminated by All Saints Chapel at top and intended to be continued in a NW direction as Regent Place.
SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: London: 1948-: 170.

Listing NGR: ST7449465802

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26673392

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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