Ralph Allen House
RALPH ALLEN HOUSE, 1, RAILWAY PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394602
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Ralph Allen House
- Statutory Address:
- RALPH ALLEN HOUSE, 1, RAILWAY PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394602
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Ralph Allen House
- Statutory Address 1:
- RALPH ALLEN HOUSE, 1, RAILWAY 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:
- RALPH ALLEN HOUSE, 1, RAILWAY 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 75339 64419
Details
RAILWAY PLACE 656-1/41/1357 (East side) 05/08/75 No.1 Ralph Allen House
(Formerly Listed as: RAILWAY PLACE No.1)
GV II
Detached house, now Post Office Service Centre). C.1840, restored late C20. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate roof. PLAN: Symmetrical gabled range, single depth plan, with single storey gabled rear wing. EXTERIOR: Three storeys and basement, front of three windows. These are all sashes, six-pane over twelve-pane to ground and first floors, these with iron balconettes, and blind light central first floor, twelve-pane to basement. Central six-panel door in portico with double pilasters with sunk panels, and entablature on consoles with deep projecting cornice. Plinth, four broad channelled pilasters, set in from corners, and taken through two floors, with interlaced mid-band, two-stage plain frieze, moulded cornice, returned to facade, high attic with upper windows, with band, frieze and cornice. Coped gables, each with deep two stage ashlar stack. Rear has twelve-pane sashes, in plain ashlar walling, with central door to landing, wing, with outer coped gable, has two-light casement with margin panes, and similar deep French casement to north, with twelve-pane sash. INTERIOR: Considerably modified. HISTORY: Part of the railway-associated development of this area; the building possesses a distinctive and transitional façade, articulated by the unusual Neoclassical device of four rusticated pilasters; the entrance porch shows the influence of the Italianate style.
Listing NGR: ST7533964419
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510000
- 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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