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St Winifred's Well Cottage and Clare Cottage

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3938 / 51°23'37"N

Longitude: -2.3702 / 2°22'12"W

OS Eastings: 374342

OS Northings: 166151

OS Grid: ST743661

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.FLH

Mapcode Global: VH96L.V7VB

Plus Code: 9C3V9JVH+GW

Entry Name: St Winifred's Well Cottage and Clare Cottage

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395786

English Heritage Legacy ID: 511197

ID on this website: 101395786

Location: Sion Hill, 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


WINIFRED'S LANE
656-1/15/1918 (East side)

St Winifred's Well Cottage
and Clare Cottage
05/08/75
II

House, St Winifred's Well Cottage, mid C18 (OS says post-1776)with C20 alterations.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to south front, rubblestone to rest, steep single pitched pantile mansard roof with two raking dormers and moulded stack to coped left gable end.
PLAN: Three unit plan.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys, attic and basement, symmetrical three window range. Coped parapet and cornice to front, six/six pane sash windows, that to first floor centre blind with C20 low relief model of St Winifred. Six panel door under shell hood. Rear wing attached to wall but with separate gabled roof. Clare Cottage, early C19 with C20 additions.
MATERIALS: Painted rough ashlar, pantile roof with moulded stacks to coped gable ends.
PLAN: Double depth plan.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys, three window range. C20 windows and door.
INTERIORS: Not inspected.
St Winifred was a C7 Welsh martyr; miraculous powers were assigned to a well in Flintshire associated with her, hence her identification with other springs. She is depicted in a sculpted relief on the front of the house.
SOURCES: Bath Archaeological Trust/RCHM England, Georgian Bath Historical Map (1989).

Listing NGR: ST7434266151

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