Numbers 8 and 9 and Attached Front Area Railings
NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS, 8 AND 9, UNITY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1282080
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 8 and 9 and Attached Front Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS, 8 AND 9, UNITY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1282080
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-May-2004
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 8 and 9 and Attached Front Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS, 8 AND 9, UNITY STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8 AND 9, UNITY STREET
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:
- NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS, 8 AND 9, UNITY STREET
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8 AND 9, UNITY STREET
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 58388 72915
Details
BRISTOL
901-1/15/309 UNITY STREET 08-JAN-59 (Northwest side) 8 AND 9 NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS UNITY STREET (Northwest side) 8 AND 9 NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED FRONT ARE A RAILINGS (Formerly listed as: UNITY STREET 1 AND 3-9)
GV II Pair of attached houses, now offices. Mid C18. Stucco with limestone dressings, brick party wall stacks and a pantile roof, hipped to the left. Double-depth plan. Mid Georgian style. Each of 3 storeys, attic and basement; 3-window range. A stepped continuation of a terrace has rusticated pilaster strips to a moulded, ramped coping. Doorways either side of the middle party wall have moulded frames, and early C19 bracketed pediments over, rectangular fanlights with good glazing bars, and 6-panel doors. 6/6-pane sashes in exposed frames; 2 hipped dormers each.
INTERIOR: Brick tunnel vaulted cellars. Remainder of interior not inspected, but noted as having panelled rooms, dogleg stairs with column-on-vase balusters, and cornices.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached wrought-iron railings to doorway of No.8. A later continuation of Nos 1 & 3-7 (qv).
(Gomme A, Jenner M and Little B: Bristol, An Architectural History: 210; Gomme A: Street Index of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest: 69).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 380751
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Gomme, A, Street Index of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest, (), 69
Gomme, A H, Jenner, M, Little, B D G, Bristol, An Architectural History, (1979), 210
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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