No. 16 and Attached Railings
NO. 16 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 16, PORTLAND PLACE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394407
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- No. 16 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NO. 16 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 16, PORTLAND PLACE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394407
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- No. 16 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NO. 16 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 16, PORTLAND PLACE
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:
- NO. 16 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 16, PORTLAND PLACE
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 74749 65606
Details
PORTLAND PLACE 656-1/30/1263 (South East side) No.16 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: PORTLAND PLACE (South side) Nos.13-16 (Consec)) 11/08/72
GV II
House, now flats. c1786. MATRIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, rubble to basement plinth, rubble to rear, double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh slate to front and rear, to rear with double Romans to upper slope, with coped party wall with two truncated rendered stacks to right. House at angle of Burlington Street and Portland Place has main facade to Portland Place with narrow two-window front at angle to right to Burlington Street, staircase to left front. EXTERIOR: Front to Portland Place has three storeys, attic and basement, two-window range. First floor has four/four-sash in plain reveal to left, plate glass sash in plain reveal to right, second floor has six/one-sash in plain reveal to left, six/six-sash in plain reveal to right. Ground floor has plate glass sash in plain reveal with stone sill to left, to right six-panel door with flush, fielded and glazed panels in chamfered plain reveal splayed to right, two steps to concrete coated crossover with cast iron footscraper, small extension in basement area to left. Single dormer with plate glass horned sash. Front to Burlington Street has two grouped six/six-sashes in plain reveals to first floor, two similar six/one-sashes to second floor, two similar plate glass sashes with wrought iron guards and continuous stone sill to ground floor, two similar sashes to basement. Basement has four-panel door in concrete blockwork infilling under crossover, area steps gone. Single dormer with six/six-sash. Weathered sill bands to first and second floors, modillion eaves cornice and coped parapet continuous to both fronts, lead hopperhead and downpipe to far right. Rear elevation has three plate glass sashes to each of ground and first floors, six/six-sashes to second floor, double and single dormer with plate glass sashes and C20 window, lead hopperhead at eaves to right. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and two gates with urn heads and urn finials on limestone bases. HISTORY: See entry for 1-10 Portland Place. SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: London: 1948-: 162.
Listing NGR: ST7474965606
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 509816
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 30-Jun-2026 at 04:05:47.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.