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BELMONT
Nos. 1-20 (Consec)
(Formerly Listed as: LANSDOWN ROAD
(East side) Nos. 1-20 (consec)
Belmont)
12/06/50
GV II
Twenty terrace houses stepped steeply up, singly and in pairs, from No.1 to right with views over River Avon to rear.1768-1773.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate mansard roofs, hipped to right, with dormers and moulded stacks to party walls.
PLAN: Double depth plans, with staircases to front.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys with attics and basements, each house has three window front of varying widths. Each house has coped parapet, stopped modillion cornice and frieze, first floor sill band, ground floor platband and plinth, moulded architraves to upper floor windows, those to first floor with pediments to centres and cornices to sides, and lowered sills, engaged Tuscan columns, entablatures and pediments over plain openings to six panel doors to left of each house. Six/six pane sash windows to basements. No.1 to right, has mostly six/six pane sash windows, those to lower floors with painted splayed jambs, those to ground floor with horns, first floor sill course retained between six/nine pane sashes with lowered sills. Carved into right end of platband "BELMONT", to left lead rainwater downpipe. Entrance in five window right return in Hay Hill, possibly by Thomas Baldwin. Single storey, almost full width projection has serpentine front with cornice, plain frieze and banded rusticated plinth, centre has semicircular arch over steps up to set back three panel double doors and large cobweb fanlight. To each side are coved niches under panels with wheat-ear festoons and drops, flanked by narrow paired pilasters with consoles below frieze. Blind windows to returns. Horizontally planked timber first floor segmental bowed flat roofed projection under three central bays has three windows to front and one to each return, all with forward frames and Gothic glazing to tops. Blind windows to outer bays of main block and three six/six pane sashes to above to centre. Single storey wing to right, stepped down Hay Hill, has coped parapet, dentil cornice, banded pilasters support cornice over C19 half-glazed four panel door to left and semicircular arched recess to right with segmental arched three/six pane sash window to top and two segmental arched recesses below. No.2 has crown glass to early C19 margin paned windows to upper floors, splayed reveals to lower floors, five panel door with margin pane glazing to top, plate glass sash windows to ground floor and lead rainwater downpipe to left. Moulded architraves to No.3 have been removed to second floor and splayed reveals painted, architraves to first floor have been modified, painted and splayed, former six/six pane sash windows have plate glass to some lower sashes and to ground floor windows. To left six panel door, glazed to top, has small rectangular window to left. No.4 has horned six/six pane sash windows, splayed reveals to first and ground floors, balconettes to first floor and six panel door glazed to top to left. No.5 has late C19 attic storey with coped parapet, stopped coved cornice, and two two/two pane sash windows with horizontal glazing bars and continuous sill band. Original cornice remains over three windows similar to those of attic, painted splayed reveals, plate glass sash windows and trellised balconettes to first and ground floors, single window only to ground floor, five panel door glazed to top to left. No.6 has six/six pane sash windows without horns, similar C19 attic storey to No.5, splayed reveals, balconettes to first floor and five panel door, glazed to top, to left. No.7 has horned six/six pane sash windows, splayed reveals to first floor, splayed jambs and trellised balconettes to ground floor, unpainted six panel door to left with C20 sunblind. No.8 has six/six pane sash windows without horns, trellised balconettes to first floor, splayed jambs to ground floor and six panel door and overlight to left without pediment to cornice, and with wrought iron grille over circular window to far left. No. 9 has six/six pane sash windows without horns, balconettes on scrolled brackets to first floor, splayed reveals to ground floor, five panel door to right with stained glass panel to top, small two/two pane sash to far right and lead rainwater downpipe to left. No.10 has six/six pane sash windows without horns, six/nine panes and trellised balconettes to first floor, to right six panel door glazed to top, in painted doorcase, has small circular window to right. No.11 has horned six/six pane sash windows to second floor, six/nine pane sashes and trellised balconettes to first floor, splayed reveals to first and ground floors, five panel door glazed to top and small circular window to left. No.12 has double Roman tile roof, six/six pane sash windows without horns, splayed reveals and balconettes to first floor, C19 door with large circular panel to centre has small rectangular window to right. No.13 has no moulded architraves to windows, horned six/six pane sash windows, except crown glass to nine/nine pane sashes and trellised balconettes to first floor, C19 two-panel door and small rectangular window to left. Lower panel of door fielded in eared and shouldered frame, upper panel has similar frame to glazed panel. No.14 has six/six pane sash windows without horns, six/nine panes to first floor, splayed reveals to first and ground floors, six panel door glazed to top and small rectangular window to left. No.15 has no moulded architraves, six/six pane sash windows with horns, nine/nine panes to first floor with original sill course remaining between, six panel door glazed to top and small square window to left. Nos. 14 and 15 are level pair with continuous parapet. Nos. 16 and 17 also level pair with continuous C19 attic storey and lead rainwater downpipe to party wall. No.16 has no horns to six/six pane sash windows, nine/nine panes and trellised balconettes to first floor, No moulded architraves, painted splayed reveals to first and second floors, and five panel door glazed to top, to right. No.17 has six/six pane sash windows without horns to attic and second floor, splayed reveals to horned plate glass sash windows to first and ground floors, five panel door to right with margin paned glazed panel to top. Nos. 18-20 are level trio with continuous bands, cornices and parapet, all plate glass sashes except for ground floor of No.18 and attic floor of both, two/two sashes. No.18 has arched doorway with six panel door and radiating fanlight, raised architrave. No.19 has standard pedimented Tuscan doorway, six panel door has four glazed panels. Central attic window has blind. No.20 has all six/six restored sashes, nine/nine on first floor, these with continuous wrought iron balcony, central attic window has blind. Front door with side lights and segmental radiating fanlight in mid C19 solid ashlar porch with cornice and flat roof. Single bay one storey extension to left with six/six sash. Return elevation ashlar with further sash, cornice and castellated parapet to both faces. Return wall of main block in rubble, top floor in ashlar, demonstrating how it has been heightened. Single six/six sash on lower floors, three on attic floor. Roof hipped to end of terrace. Rear elevation not seen.
INTERIORS: Not inspected. That of No.14 has been recorded by the Bath Preservation Trust, in 1992: this notes the survival of a wooden open-string staircase with turned balusters, three per tread; extensive surviving joinery and decorative plasterwork.
HISTORY: Part of the northern growth of the city, on a steeply sloping site which exploited the fine views over the River Avon. No.1 has been attributed (in part) to Thomas Baldwin, others are of standard John Wood the Younger type for c1770 and have been attributed to him, but possibly Thomas Jelly. SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: Bath: 1980-: 155;
Listing NGR: ST7496865361
