Description

NORTHAMPTON STREET
(West side)

No.5 and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTHAMPTON STREET
Nos.4-6 (Consec))
20/10/80

GV II

House. c1799. 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, Welsh Slate to front and rear, coped party wall to left with two truncated Render stacks. 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 windows, to right with single opening pane in upper sash, ground floor has two similar windows with stone sills to left, to right six-panel door with flush panels with moulding and fielded panels and latch key-hole with escutcheon with simple fanlight in round headed plain reveal with wrought iron foot-scraper attached to right, one step to pennant paved crossover. Basement has two plate glass horned sashes in splayed reveals with stone sills, panelled door under crossover which is partially infilled with glazed screen, limestone and pennant area steps with wrought iron handrail. Double dormer with plate glass 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-sashes, plate glass with horns to second floor, six plate glass to single dormer, six-pane half glazed back door.
INTERIOR: Repaired after being in extreme state of dereliction in 1994.Surveyed by Bath Preservation Trust in 1996. Cornices replaced using moulds from parts which survived. Cantilevered stone staircase with wooden inserts where wear has occurred. Front room has pair of ornamental dressers, others rebuilt to original design.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with shaped tops on painted 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in 1791, surveyed by Thomas Baldwin, but plans by Thomas Chantry in 1795 and John Pinch in 1799 -his first major work- superseded his.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 seventeen 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: ST7458165560

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q66480499

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