NO.8 AND ATACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS

NO.8 AND ATACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS, 8, OXFORD ROw

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1394235
Date first listed:: 12-Jun-1950
List Entry Name:: NO.8 AND ATACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS
Statutory Address:: NO.8 AND ATACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS, 8, OXFORD ROw

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1394235
Date first listed:: 12-Jun-1950
Date of most recent amendment:: 15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: NO.8 AND ATACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS
Statutory Address 1:: NO.8 AND ATACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS, 8, OXFORD ROw

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: NO.8 AND ATACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS, 8, OXFORD ROw

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 74932 65394

Details

OXFORD ROW 656-1/30/1168

No.8 and attached railings and vaults (Formerly Listed as: LANSDOWN ROAD (West side) Nos 1-12 (consec) Oxford Row) 12/06/50

GV II

House, now flats. c1775 with C20 alterations. Probably designed by Thomas Warr Atwood, who certainly developed them. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, painted to basement, not visible to rear, double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh slate to front, not visible to rear, with two ashlar stacks rising from coped party wall to left, to front rebuilt, not visible to rear. Staircase to front. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, three window front. First floor has three plate glass horned sashes in ovolo moulded architraves with friezes and cornices rising from lowered stone sills, second floor has three plate glass horned sashes in ovolo moulded architraves rising from stone sills. Ground floor has to left two plate glass horned sashes in splayed reveals with stone sills, to right six panel door flush beaded, fielded and single glazed panel stone doorcase with cyma moulded architrave on flat surround with moulded brackets to moulded cornice, one step to pennant paved crossover with cast iron footscraper. Basement has two six/six sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, plank door with three pane overlight in ashlar infilling under crossover, C20 area steps. One double dormer with plate glass horned sashes. Band course over ground floor, modillion eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation partially visible has plate glass horned sashes to second floor, two single and two double dormers with C20 sashes. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with shaped heads on limestone bases. HISTORY: These houses were developed on Council land by Thomas Warr Atwood, who obtained the ground in 1773 (Council Minutes 2 March 1773). They are standard Palladian designs for the 1770's, and could be the work of Atwood, of John Wood the Younger, or of Thomas Jelly, but the evidence suggests that Atwood is the most likely. 'Atwood was a competent though conservative architect whose elevations are excellent examples of the English Palladian tradition as applied to street architecture.' (Colvin). SOURCES: W. Ison, The Georgian Buildings of Bath (1948), 35 and 159; H. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1660-1840 (1978), 77.

Listing NGR: ST7493265394

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Legacy System number:: 509637
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.