1-7, BARTON BUILDINGS
1-7, BARTON BUILDINGS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1394169
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- 1-7, BARTON BUILDINGS
- Statutory Address:
- 1-7, BARTON BUILDINGS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1394169
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 1-7, BARTON BUILDINGS
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-7, BARTON BUILDINGS
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:
- 1-7, BARTON BUILDINGS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 74862 65088
Details
BARTON BUILDINGS Nos. 1-7 (Consec) 05/08/75
GV II*
Terrace of seven houses in a pedestrian walk stepped uphill from No.1 to the right. 1768 (leases) with late C19 and C20 alterations. Probably by John Wood the Younger. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate mansard roof with paired dormers and moulded stacks to coped party walls on right. PLAN: Double depth. EXTERIOR: Three storeys with attics and basements; each house is one-window wide. Coped parapets step up; cornices, first floor sill bands and ground floor platbands sweep up to the left; tripartite windows to the first floors. No.1 is painted to the ground floor with two horned six/six pane sash windows to the second floor, plate glass sashes to a tripartite window to the first floor, splayed reveals to paired windows to the ground floor, a set back six panel door to the left and altered six/six pane sashes to the basement. No. 2 is painted to the ground floor with a two light casement window to the second floor left and a plate glass sash window to the right; a timber canted oriel window to the first floor (replacing the former tripartite window) has horizontal glazing bars to two/two pane sash windows and a canted trellised balconette above horizontal tongue-and-groove planking to the base covering the platband. A plate glass sash window to the ground floor right has splayed reveals and a trellised balconette. C20 door to the right, six/six pane sashes without horns to the basement. No. 3 has six/six pane tripartite windows to the upper floors, an eight/eight pane sash to the ground floor, two six/six pane sashes without horns to the basement, splayed reveals to the ground floor and a raised and fielded six panel door to the right. C20 balconette to the first floor. No. 4 has six/six pane sash windows, those to the upper floors and basement without horns and a six panel door glazed to the top, to the right. No. 5 has six/six pane sash windows, those to the upper floors without horns, an eight/eight pane sash to the ground floor and a six panel door to the right, glazed to the top. The door surround is textured in a shape suggesting a Gibbs surround. No.6 has six/six pane sash windows and a timber lintel and chamfered jambs to a late C19 nine panel door to the left. No.7 has six/six pane sash windows, that to the centre of the first floor with a simple balconette, and a C20 door to the right. The rears have various alterations but were formerly similar to the fronts. INTERIORS: Not inspected. HISTORY: No. 6 was at some time a `Young Ladies Academy of Drawing, Writing, Arithmetic and Geography'. No. 7 was `Mr. Stevens Academy for the board and tuition of Young Gentlemen' 1794-1796.
Listing NGR: ST7486265088
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 509568
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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