Bath High School Hope House
BATH HIGH SCHOOL, LANSDOWN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394426
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Bath High School Hope House
- Statutory Address:
- BATH HIGH SCHOOL, LANSDOWN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394426
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Bath High School Hope House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BATH HIGH SCHOOL, LANSDOWN ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- HOPE HOUSE, LANSDOWN ROAD
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:
- BATH HIGH SCHOOL, LANSDOWN ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- HOPE HOUSE, LANSDOWN ROAD
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 74737 65816
Details
LANSDOWN ROAD (West side)
Hope House (Bath High School) 12/06/50
GV II
Mansion house, now school. 1790 with C20 alterations. By John Palmer. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, hipped slate roof, flat to top with C20 dormers. PLAN: Square plan with four-window stepped forward block to east Lansdown entrance facade and full height segmental bows to south and west fronts (the east front has C20 additions). EXTERIOR: Two storeys with attic to street front, three storeys to rest. Four-window front to street. Building encircled by parapet with balustraded panels and moulded coping, modillion cornice and lintel frieze and ground floor platband. To Lansdown front are six/six-pane sash windows with balconettes to first floor, six/six-panes to ground floor and blind window to left. Central doorcase has reeded edges to segmental arched stone roof supported by walls with thin engaged Tuscan columns to fronts (similar to that of No.1 Lansdown Place East (qv), and another at No.16 Brock Street (qv)) to double three-panel doors and segmental-arched overlight. Single window set back side wings have six/six-pane sash windows to first floor. To left has single storey infill with cornice and blocking course over blind window. To right two-storey infill with coped parapet, cornices to first and ground floors and blind window. Five-window west front rises from rusticated lower ground floor plinth with radial voussoirs to windows and central C20 double doors. Three windows to upper floors of bow have balconettes. South front similar. INTERIOR: Not inspected.
Listing NGR: ST7473765816
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 509826
- 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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