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Forecourt Wall, Gatepiers, Gates and Overthrows to the Chapel

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3868 / 51°23'12"N

Longitude: -2.3601 / 2°21'36"W

OS Eastings: 375037

OS Northings: 165371

OS Grid: ST750653

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.XTR

Mapcode Global: VH96M.1DNP

Plus Code: 9C3V9JPQ+PX

Entry Name: Forecourt Wall, Gatepiers, Gates and Overthrows to the Chapel

Listing Date: 11 August 1972

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395528

English Heritage Legacy ID: 510934

ID on this website: 101395528

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: Wall

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Description


VINEYARDS
656-1/31/1773 (East side)

Forecourt wall, gatepiers, gates
and overthrows to the chapel

(Formerly Listed as:
VINEYARDS
Trinity Presbyterian Church
& Chapel House, forecourt wall,
piers & gates)
11/08/72

GV II*

Wall, gatepiers, gates, railings and overthrows. c1765. For the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, now Building of Bath Museum (qv). Chapel fronted by stone plinth with arrow-head railings that sweep up at sides to meet stone piers with cornices. Courtyards to each side are entered through double gates with long/short arrow-head railings flanked by corniced piers that support wrought iron ogee-arched overthrows with scrolls to bases and tops. Gate pier inscribed with sunken capitals reading 'FORMERLY COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S CHAPEL A.D. 1766'. Metal banners following ogee curves, proclaim `THE COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S CHAPEL'.
Listing NGR: ST7503765371

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