The Retreat and Attached Walls and Gatepiers
THE RETREAT AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, PRIMROSE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394424
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Retreat and Attached Walls and Gatepiers
- Statutory Address:
- THE RETREAT AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, PRIMROSE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394424
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- The Retreat and Attached Walls and Gatepiers
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RETREAT AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, PRIMROSE HILL
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:
- THE RETREAT AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, PRIMROSE HILL
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 73807 66238
Details
PRIMROSE HILL 656-1/14/1270 The Retreat and attached walls and gatepiers (Formerly Listed as: PRIMROSE HILL The Retreat Public House) 05/08/75 II
House, formerly public house, probably remodelling of early C18 house. Early C19 with C20 alterations. MATERIALS: Painted render over brick, double pitched pantile roof with moulded stacks to party walls, truncated to right. PLAN: Double depth plan. EXTERIOR: Two storeys, three-window range. Coped parapet rises at returns to meet stacks, hipped asbestos roof of deep canopy to first floor supported on cast iron trellised columns fronted by plain railings with lead ball ornaments, floor supported on four Tuscan columns. C20 French windows to first floor, ground floor, with clasping Tuscan pilaster to quoins has splayed reveals to two/two-pane sash windows flanking door with four glazed panels to top and roundels to base. INTERIOR: Not inspected but noted as being altered. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached to right and extending forward brick lined rubblestone wall approx 3m high and 20m long that curves round and ramps down to meet chamfered rusticated gatepiers approx 3m high with wrought iron overthrow support to former inn sign. Wall continues downhill to left to meet wall attached to Strumble Cottage (qv).
Listing NGR: ST7380766238
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 509823
- 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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