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Cranhill

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3898 / 51°23'23"N

Longitude: -2.3766 / 2°22'35"W

OS Eastings: 373888

OS Northings: 165704

OS Grid: ST738657

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q8.ZXL

Mapcode Global: VH96L.RBFF

Plus Code: 9C3V9JQF+W8

Entry Name: Cranhill

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395702

English Heritage Legacy ID: 511113

ID on this website: 101395702

Location: Weston Park, 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

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Description


WESTON ROAD
656-1/28/187 (North side)
Cranhill
05/08/75
II

Detached house, now a home for the elderly. Late C18 with mid C19 additions.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, rubblestone to the right return, hipped slate roof with moulded stacks.
PLAN: Double-depth plan with a C19 stepped-forward left wing and rear additions.
EXTERIOR: Two-phase front comprising a nine-bay symmetrical section with central canted bay, to which has been added the projecting three bay left wing. Two storeys; Coped parapet and cornice returned to the right. A ground floor cornice and lintel frieze are continued on the left wing that has a separate hipped roof and stacks to each side. To the centre of the main block is a C19 taller, shallow three-storey canted entrance bay with a pavilion roof, low coped parapet, cornice, six/six-pane sash windows to the second floor, a coved cornice and tall plate glass windows to the first floor. A ground floor platband over a stone doorcase with a shallow-pitched gable has a segmental arch and double three-panel doors flanked by similar windows. Other windows to the front are plate glass sashes with sliding louvred shutters.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: A flight of stone steps runs up from the lawn to the entrance bay.
HISTORY: The house is known to have been owned by a Mr H. Atwood in July 1794, possibly connected with the builder Thomas Warr Atwood. Numerous alterations have taken place in recent times.

Listing NGR: ST7388865704

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