Bassett House and Retaining Walls to Terrace on East Side
BASSETT HOUSE AND RETAINING WALLS TO TERRACE ON EAST SIDE, WARMINSTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1214481
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Bassett House and Retaining Walls to Terrace on East Side
- Statutory Address:
- BASSETT HOUSE AND RETAINING WALLS TO TERRACE ON EAST SIDE, WARMINSTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1214481
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Bassett House and Retaining Walls to Terrace on East Side
- Statutory Address 1:
- BASSETT HOUSE AND RETAINING WALLS TO TERRACE ON EAST SIDE, WARMINSTER ROAD
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:
- BASSETT HOUSE AND RETAINING WALLS TO TERRACE ON EAST SIDE, WARMINSTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Claverton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 78357 62660
Details
ST 76 SE CLAVERTON WARMINSTER ROAD (east side)
7/53 Bassett House and Retaining Walls to Terrace on east side
25.1.77 II G.V. Detached Italianate villa, built as the Aqueduct Hotel in 1836, for George Vivian of Claverton Manor (q.v.). Ashlar; hipped slate roof with overhanging bracketted eaves; panelled ashlar stacks to sides. 2 storeys and basement to garden (east) elevation. The basement projects in slightly advanced sections, marked by rustication, with glazing bar sash windows to the outer bays and a central Diocletion window. The main part of the house stands on the basement : 3 bays, the outer ones are set back behind 4-bay arcaded loggias, the central bay has a hipped roof; flights of steps lead down on each side, pierced parapets; the house has square headed windows on the ground floor and square headed windows under arched radiating fanlights, the central windows are triple with small balconies; architraves around arches; first floor cill band and moulded cornice over ground floor. Ashlar retaining wall to terrace with pierced parapet. The drive-front has 4 bays: large pane sash windows in plain architraves on ground floor with moulded string course over; 3 square headed windows under arched fanlights on first floor (the outer ones are triple), with a cill band; small central attic window surmounted by a gable which is broken out of the eaves line. Central gabled, projecting porch with semi-circular headed doorway and Vivian arms over. (N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol, 1958).
Listing NGR: ST7835762660
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 399277
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol, (1958)
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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