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Latitude: 51.3888 / 51°23'19"N
Longitude: -2.3648 / 2°21'53"W
OS Eastings: 374713
OS Northings: 165596
OS Grid: ST747655
Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.WFF
Mapcode Global: VH96L.YCP5
Plus Code: 9C3V9JQP+G3
Entry Name: No. 17 and Attached Railings
Listing Date: 12 June 1950
Last Amended: 15 October 2010
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1395105
English Heritage Legacy ID: 510524
ID on this website: 101395105
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
Tagged with: Building
BURLINGTON STREET
(West side)
No.17 and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
BURLINGTON STREET
Nos.16-19 (Consec))
12/06/50
GV II
House. c1786 with C19 and C20 alterations. Attributed to John Palmer. Built by George Bottle.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, rubble below basement windows, rubble to rear. Double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh Slate to front and rear, with coped party wall with two ashlar stacks to left. Staircase to front.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic, basement and sub-basement, three window front. First floor has three six/six sashes lowered and with three fixed panes added below, in plain reveals with stone sills, with wrought iron balconettes to centre and left. Second floor has three six/six sashes in plain reveals. Ground floor has to left two six/six sashes in plain reveals with stone sills with wrought iron balconettes, to right six panel door with flush moulded, fielded and glazed panels in pedimented Doric doorcase, one step to pennant paved crossover with pair cast iron footscrapers. Basement has two six/six sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, C20 door under crossover, area steps gate, blocked opening to sub-basement. Two single dormers with six/six and eight/eight sashes. Band course over ground floor, sill band to second floor, modillion eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has six/six sashes including single and double dormers, Venetian window to ground floor; downpipe to right partially lead.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with urn heads and urn finials to left, centre and right on cast iron buns on pennant bases.
HISTORY: Developed in conjunction with Portland Place (qv) by John Hensley; Nos 12-15 Burlington Street, Nos 1-4 Portland Place and Nos 17-20 Portland Place on leasehold land demised to John Hensley 30 March 1782 for three lives by legatees of Morford's Estate and let out on building leases 25 March, 24 June and 31 October 1785; East side of Burlington Street and Portland Place on freehold land belonging to Hensley conveyed to Hensley and William Phillips by Duperee family 1 and 2 January 1772 and then by lease and release 23 and 24 June 1783 from Hensley, Phillips and their trustee to Daniel Tanner as trustee for Hensley alone.
SOURCES: W. Ison, The Georgian Buildings of Bath (1980), 161; Hensley Family Papers: BUNDLES 16 AND 47; T. Thorp, Plan of the Parish of Walcot ... Surveyed for - Gay Esq 1740: 44, 45.
Listing NGR: ST7471365596
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