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Latitude: 51.3848 / 51°23'5"N
Longitude: -2.3748 / 2°22'29"W
OS Eastings: 374013
OS Northings: 165147
OS Grid: ST740651
Mapcode National: GBR 0QH.0FV
Mapcode Global: VH96L.SGD9
Plus Code: 9C3V9JMG+W3
Entry Name: Sterling House
Listing Date: 5 August 1975
Last Amended: 15 October 2010
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1395449
English Heritage Legacy ID: 510852
Also known as: Albion House
ID on this website: 101395449
Location: Westmoreland, 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
Church of England Parish: Bath St Michael Without
Church of England Diocese: Bath and Wells
Tagged with: House
UPPER BRISTOL ROAD
656-1/29/1729 (South side)
Sterling House
(formerly Albion House)
05/08/75
GV II
House, now offices, on sloping site. c1790.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double-pitched roof (unseen) with moulded stacks to returns.
PLAN: Double depth plan.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys and basement, symmetrical three-window front. Building encircled by level coped parapet, cornice, lintel frieze and second floor sill band slightly returned, ground floor platband and chamfered rustication with radial voussoirs not returned, eight/eight-pane horned sash windows, lowered first floor sills with extra row of panes above platband, set back door to centre. Left return, rubblestone to stacks, has small horned six/six-pane sash window to centre of ground floor. Right return partially enveloped by late (not listed) C19 house. Rear elevation has a cast iron balcony to right hand ground floor window with strigillated decoration.
INTERIOR: Not inspected; believed to retain some plasterwork.
HISTORY: A house is shown in this position on Harcourt Masters's 1793 map of Bath, then right on the edge of town.
Listing NGR: ST7401365147
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