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The Dark Horse and Attached Railings

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3885 / 51°23'18"N

Longitude: -2.3667 / 2°22'0"W

OS Eastings: 374577

OS Northings: 165554

OS Grid: ST745655

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.VWR

Mapcode Global: VH96L.XCNG

Plus Code: 9C3V9JQM+98

Entry Name: The Dark Horse and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 20 October 1980

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395918

English Heritage Legacy ID: 511327

ID on this website: 101395918

Location: Walcot, 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


NORTHAMPTON STREET
(West side)

No.4 The Dark Horse
and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTHAMPTON STREET
Nos.4-6 (Consecutive))
20/10/80

GV II

House, now public house. c1799 with C20 additions. Leased 25th March 1799, and built probably to designs of John Pinch the Elder.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, ashlar and rubble to rear, double pile parapeted mansard roof with double Romans to front and rear with coped party wall with two ashlar stacks to left. Staircase to rear.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, three-window front. First floor has three six/six-sashes in plain reveals, second floor has three similar sashes, to left with horns, ground floor has to left two plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, to right six-panel door with beaded and fielded panels with decorative fanlight in round headed plain reveal within pedimented Doric porch with two three-quarter columns attached to pilasters to front immediately before pilaster responds. One pennant step to concreted crossover. Basement now not visible as area filled in. Double dormer with two/two horned sashes. Band course over ground floor, sill bands to first floor and second floor, frieze, dentil eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has six/six-horned sashes and plate glass sashes, two/two-horned sash to single dormer, small one and a half storey ashlar extension and large extension in coursed squared Limestone c1987, lead hopperhead.
INTERIOR: Considerably altered on ground floor following a c1987 conversion.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with shaped tops on limestone bases.
HISTORY: Northampton Street was built on the pleasure grounds of No.14 Royal Crescent, the property of Charles Hamilton. Purchased by the Pulteney Estate in 1791, and surveyed by Thomas Baldwin; but plans by Thomas Chantry in 1795 and John Pinch in 1799 ¿his first major work- superseded his. By 1800 there were 17 houses in Northampton Street, and this will be one of them.
SOURCES: Country Life: 6 November 1980: Francis Kelly: Apology for an Eyesore: 1687-1692.

Listing NGR: ST7457765554

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