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Latitude: 51.3815 / 51°22'53"N
Longitude: -2.3617 / 2°21'42"W
OS Eastings: 374925
OS Northings: 164781
OS Grid: ST749647
Mapcode National: GBR 0QH.9QP
Mapcode Global: VH96M.0JTS
Plus Code: 9C3V9JJQ+J8
Entry Name: 27, 28 and 29, Westgate Street
Listing Date: 11 August 1972
Last Amended: 15 October 2010
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1395653
English Heritage Legacy ID: 511066
ID on this website: 101395653
Location: Bath, 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
WESTGATE STREET
656-1/40/1847 (North side)
Nos.27, 28 AND 29
11/08/72
GV II
Balanced composition of three houses with shops. c1790.
MATERIALS: Ashlar limestone, roof not visible.
EXTERIOR: Four storeys, each two windows wide, all glazing-bar sashes, six/six pane to first and second floors, three/three to attic; at first floor in moulded architraves, with straight cornice; there is one blind light, at second floor to No.29. The splay is one window wide, with the same details, and the return has a blind light and a corresponding sash at each level, widely spaced. There are modern shopfronts of no interest; entrance to 27a. First and second floors have continuous sill bands, and there are lintel with frieze and cornice above second floor. The attic storey has a further cornice with blocking course and parapet, but a wide pediment to No.28. Nos.27 and 28 have a deep stack to the left, and 29 a broad stack across the building centrally. At the rear Nos.27 and 28 are in rubble, with a scatter of sashes, mainly with glazing bars, No.29 is in ashlar, and there is a small cavetto cornice below ashlar blocking course and parapet to all three.
INTERIORS: Not inspected.
HISTORY: A coherent Neoclassical rebuilding, creating a palace-fronted row in the manner of the Adam brothers. This site has a long earlier building history.
Listing NGR: ST7492564781
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