Description

BEAUFORT EAST
(North side)

Nos. 1-15 (Consec)
(Formerly Listed as: LONDON ROAD
(North side) Nos. 1-15 (consec)
Beaufort East)
12/06/50

GV II

Fifteen terrace houses set high and back from the London Road. c1790, shown on map of 1794.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate and concrete tile mansard roofs with stacks to gable-ends and party walls.
PLAN: Double-depth.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys; each house is three window range. Parapets, cornices and friezes; second and returned first floor sill bands. The terminal and three central houses are stepped slightly forward. Stone Doric pedimented door cases, six panel doors with various decorative overlights and lintels. Plate-glass sash windows grouped in threes to the upper floors, some spanned by balconettes. Nos. 1-5 have doors to the right, No.6 has a plain architrave and Nos. 7-15 have doors to the left. Nos. 12-15 have lowered first floor sills with balconettes. Nos. 1, 7 and 15 have semicircular arches to the central windows. No.5 has an early C19 balcony with margin panes to French windows and overlights and a C20 swept canopy. No.9 has six/six pane sashes to the second floor and basement. Some lead downpipes survive. Rear: rubblestone, render (and brick to rear and stacks of No.7), pantile roofs, some rear stair lobbies, many six/six pane sash windows.
INTERIORS: Not inspected, except for No.9 which has stone staircase with moulded treads, wrought iron balustrade and mahogany rail.
HISTORY: At least some of these edge-of-town houses were designed and laid out by John Eveleigh for Messrs. Gunning and Tanner.
SOURCES: W. Ison, The Georgian Buildings of Bath (1980 ed), 16.

Listing NGR: ST7607166317

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26673474

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair