Description

CATHARINE PLACE
(West side)

No.9 and attached
railings and overthrow
(Formerly Listed as:
CATHARINE PLACE
Nos.1-19 (Consec))
12/06/50

GV II

House, now flats. c1777 with C19 and C20 alterations. By John Wood the Younger.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, rendered to rear. Double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh slate to front and rear, with coped party wall with two ashlar stacks with some early clay pots to left.
PLAN: Staircase to front.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic, basement and sub-basement, three-window range. First floor has three plate glass horned sashes in splayed ovolo moulded architraves with friezes and cornices; lowered moulded stone sills on console brackets with wrought iron balconettes. Second floor has three six/six sashes in ovolo moulded architraves with stone sills, wrought iron balconette to right. Ground floor has to left two plate glass horned sashes in splayed reveals with stone sills, to right six-panel door with flush reeded panels and fielded panels with voided corners, with cast iron lion's mask knocker, in stone doorcase with cyma moulded architrave and moulded cornice on console brackets forming hood, pennant paved crossover with cast iron footscraper flush with pavement, small four/four sash in plain reveal with stone sill to right of door. Basement has two six/six sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, small opening to sub-basement below window to right, C20 door in ashlar infilling under crossover, C20 area steps. One single and one double dormer with six/six sashes. Band course over ground floor; modillion eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has four/four sashes with lowered sills with wrought iron balconettes to first floor, six/six sashes to second floor and in double and single dormers, plate glass horned sashes, small parapeted rendered extension.
INTERIOR: Noted as having early C19 reeded marble fireplace to ground floor rear Inspected by Bath Council 1986. Many original features survive but nothing outstanding. White and grey marble fireplaces on ground and first floors.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with shaped heads on painted bases, wrought iron overthrow with lampholder with scrollwork decoration.
SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: Bath: 1980-: 7, 233.

Listing NGR: ST7462965458

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q66480481

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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