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Latitude: 51.3901 / 51°23'24"N
Longitude: -2.3825 / 2°22'56"W
OS Eastings: 373481
OS Northings: 165745
OS Grid: ST734657
Mapcode National: GBR 0Q8.Y6J
Mapcode Global: VH96L.NBB5
Plus Code: 9C3V9JR9+32
Entry Name: The Priory Hotel
Listing Date: 5 August 1975
Last Amended: 15 October 2010
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1395722
English Heritage Legacy ID: 511133
ID on this website: 101395722
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
Tagged with: Hotel
WESTON ROAD
656-1/27/2497 (South side)
The Priory Hotel
(Formerly Listed as:
WESTON ROAD (South side)
Priory)
05/08/75
GV II
Detached house, now hotel. c1840, major extension completed 1996.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate roof with octagonal shafts to moulded ridge stacks.
PLAN: Double depth plan with C20 additions to each side.
EXTERIOR: Two and three storeys, original house comprises a four bay front set between modern additions to either side. Coped parapet rises over two projecting forward facing shouldered gables with octagonal stone finials, set back ranges to left and centre have moulded string course below parapet. C20 windows. Narrow three storey range to left has small lancets to upper floors, to first floor with pointed arched hoodmould, and flat arched recess with sunk spandrels over Tudor arched ground floor window. Three storey gabled range to left-of-centre has hip-roofed oriel with one Tudor-arched light to each facet. Below label mould over flat arched recess with sunk spandrels to three light Tudor arched first floor window and three light ground floor window with flat arches. Two storey central entrance range has flat arched recess to single light first floor window and projecting gabled porch with chamfered Tudor arched opening. Larger gabled right hand range has label mould to pierced quatrefoil in small square recess in apex, label mould over three light stone mullioned and transomed first floor window and canted ground floor bay with parapet of pierced triangles over tall Tudor arched windows (two to front) in recesses with sunk spandrels. To far left, modern 1996 extension, further three bays with one, two and three light casement windows, gables and chimney stack with three cylindrical shafts.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
A much-expanded, romantically conceived, suburban house in the 'Tudorbethan' manner which echoes the work of James Wilson; it shows the adaptation of this style, hitherto employed for institutional buildings, for domestic use. It became a boys¿ boarding school in 1962, and a hotel in 1969. Earlier extensions took place in 1972 and 1984 (Bath City Council planning file).
Listing NGR: ST7348165745
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