Description

NORFOLK CRESCENT
(West side)

Watchman's Box
12/06/50

GV II*

Watchman's box. c1810. Possibly to designs of John Palmer, thought to be architect to Norfolk Crescent (qv).
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, including roof.
EXTERIOR: Small circular sentry-box with doors, set to corner of triangular green to west of the Crescent. Plain cylinder with four pilasters to moulded capitals carrying entablature, with eight plain raised paterae to frieze and moulded cornice below flat conical dome in two steps. No bases are visible, probably concealed by rise in pavement and ground level. Facing north, towards street crossing on approaches to Crescent worn plank door, retaining one strap hinge, other missing (June 1994).
HISTORY: This is a very rare survival of this building type, revealing a high level of architectural finish. It was restored in the 1890s.
SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: Bath: 1980-: 180; ).

Listing NGR: ST7436364960

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532615

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas