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Lebanon

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3761 / 51°22'33"N

Longitude: -2.3508 / 2°21'2"W

OS Eastings: 375677

OS Northings: 164175

OS Grid: ST756641

Mapcode National: GBR 0QJ.LGQ

Mapcode Global: VH96M.6NKY

Plus Code: 9C3V9JGX+CM

Entry Name: Lebanon

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395138

English Heritage Legacy ID: 510555

Also known as: 5 Cambridge Place

ID on this website: 101395138

Location: Widcombe, 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


CAMBRIDGE PLACE
(North side)

No.5 Lebanon
(Formerly Listed as:
WIDCOMBE HILL (North side)
Nos 4-6 (consec) Cambridge Place)
05/08/75

GV II

Detached villa. C1819. Attributed to John Pinch.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate roof.
PLAN: Compact block with low pitched hipped roof, narrow extra bay to right and entrance, left, transverse central staircase.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys and basement, three+one windows. All sashes with margin lights. First floor six-pane sash, and ground floor twelve-pane sash, all of these deep panes, and in raised surrounds with floating cornices to ground floor. Ground floor formerly had tenthood verandah, now completely removed, slight pilaster quoins, box eaves on brackets, and ashlar stack each side. Extra bay slightly set back, has ramped parapet, over six-pane sash and part glazed door. Left return has door with circular top panel, under decorative transom light; to left one storey canted bay with glazing bar sashes.
INTERIOR: Inspected by Bath Preservation Trust in the 1990¿s. Long entrance hall with flag stone floor has a straight flight stone stair with a stick balustrade, every sixth bannister of iron and polished mahogany with veneered handrail, returned to the entrance. The original six-panel doors have fluted doorcases with paterae, broad elliptical arched opening behind the stair. The two front reception rooms have a fine set of six-panelled interconnecting doors and both have a wide pair of eight-panelled doors from the Reception hall. The drawing room fireplace has a dark grey marble fire surround, with white convex marble reeding and a central plaque depicting a two-handled urn. Although some fireplace mantles are still in place, all have lost their original hearths and grates. The ceiling frieze depicts scrolling foliage and convolvulus flowers with a beaded cornice. The front windows on the ground floor have full length windows and the front windows on both floors have panelled shutters with two half folding sections on each side. The Basement has a stone flagged floor. The house is one of a group of five villas set up from the street level here, And despite additional extensions to the building in the C20 and conversion to flats, the house was restored in 2002 and many original features reinstated.
HISTORY: Deeds for 1819 between James Deave, owner of No. 6 (Allen Estate).
SOURCES: Robert Bennett, `The Last of the Georgian Architects of Bath¿, Bath History IX (2002), 101.

Listing NGR: ST7567764175

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