Devon House and Attached Front Area Railings and Gates
DEVON HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS AND GATES, 34A, KINGSDOWN PARADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1209880
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Devon House and Attached Front Area Railings and Gates
- Statutory Address:
- DEVON HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS AND GATES, 34A, KINGSDOWN PARADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1209880
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Devon House and Attached Front Area Railings and Gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- DEVON HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS AND GATES, 34A, KINGSDOWN PARADE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- DEVON HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS AND GATES, 34A, KINGSDOWN PARADE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Bristol (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 58734 73871
Details
BRISTOL
ST5873NE KINGSDOWN PARADE, Kingsdown 901-1/5/1497 (South East side) 08/01/59 No.34A Devon House and attached front area railings and gates (Formerly Listed as: KINGSDOWN PARADE (South East side) No.34A Devon House)
GV II
Attached house. 1760. By William Paty. Limestone ashlar, rubble basement, roof not visible. Double-depth plan. Mid Georgian style. 3 storeys and basement; 3-window range. A rusticated ground floor to a plat band, pilasters to a cornice and parapet. Good left-hand semicircular-arched doorway has incised voussoirs, slim fluted columns to the transom, an 8-light fanlight and 6-panel door; incised voussoirs to the ground-floor, to 6/6-pane sashes, smaller on the second floor; C20 basement windows. DEVON HOUSE is inscribed in the plat band. In the left return is a semicircular-arched stair window with interlacing and etched glass. Single-storey brick block to the left has 1-window range, a cornice and parapet, 5 stepped vousoirs to 6/6-pane sash, and steps down in the front area to a C20 door. INTERIOR: entrance hall with arched recesses flanking a semicircular niche, a central lateral open-well stair with a curtail, slender column balusters, ramped and wreathed rail with cross banding, 6-panel doors, panelled shutters and cornices. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron front area railings and gates have urn finials. (Mellor P: A Kingsdown Collection: Bristol: 1987-: 75).
Listing NGR: ST5873473871
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 379919
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Mellor, P, A Kingsdown Collection, (1987), 75
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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