Fairstowe
FAIRSTOWE, PROSPECT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394513
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Fairstowe
- Statutory Address:
- FAIRSTOWE, PROSPECT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394513
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Fairstowe
- Statutory Address 1:
- FAIRSTOWE, PROSPECT 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:
- FAIRSTOWE, PROSPECT 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 76494 63636
Details
PROSPECT ROAD 656-1/57/1315 (West side) Fairstowe (Formerly Listed as: PROSPECT ROAD, Widcombe Hill Fairstowe) 05/08/75
GV II
Detached house. Mid C19 with late C19 or early C20 porch. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate roofs. PLAN: L-plan villa with two storey porch added to front, and with bold full height canted bow to garden frontage. EXTERIOR: Two storeys and basement, exposed as full lower ground floor on garden side. Deep porch has shouldered pediment above sash with small-pane leading above pair of panelled doors to leaded fanlight in archivolt on pilasters contained by main pilasters to composite capitals carrying entablature with open pediment to central statue base. Returns have plain sashes, and mid-band continued from original range. Set back to left sixteen-pane sash above large inserted C20 casement under drip-mould. Square lantern light to left of porch behind parapet. To right blind light at each level. Cornice with blocking course and parapet, and rusticated quoins to right, detail returned to garden front, which has deep canted bay with big plain sashes, but lower ground level has sixteen-pane to front, smaller twelve-pane to right, and glazed door to left, main plane has blind light and large plain sash at each level, with small four-pane in splayed surround in lower ground, lowest level in squared and coursed work rather than ashlar. Alternating rusticated quoins each end, ashlar stack to centre of hipped roof. Small added bay set back to right, with flat balcony/roof. In re-entrant between porch and garden front basement area with doorway, and flight of steps with landing. INTERIOR: Not inspected.
Listing NGR: ST7649463636
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 509911
- 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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