Northfield House
NORTHFIELD HOUSE, RICHMOND ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394632
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Northfield House
- Statutory Address:
- NORTHFIELD HOUSE, RICHMOND ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394632
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Northfield House
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTHFIELD HOUSE, RICHMOND 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:
- NORTHFIELD HOUSE, RICHMOND 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 74817 66188
Details
RICHMOND ROAD 656-1/16/1372 (West side) 11/08/72 Northfield House
GV II
Detached house at right angle to road. c1820, with C20 additions. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate roof hipped with stacks to sides of central block. PLAN: Double depth plan (possibly remodelling and enlargement of central block) with projecting right wing. EXTERIOR: Two storeys, seven-window south-facing garden front. Coped parapet, cornice and frieze. Left hand corner part of canted bay to left return. Right wing, probably late C19, has tripartite French windows with overlights to first floor opening onto balustraded balcony over single storey canted bay with similar windows. Plate glass windows to rest. Three first floor windows to left of bay open onto similar balustraded stone balcony supported by four pairs of fluted Doric columns, under balcony two French windows with overlights. Entablature continues round returns. Right hand side of two-bay left return full height canted bay with plate glass sash windows and Doric porch to French windows. Right return on Richmond Hill has two two/two-pane tripartite windows to first floor that rise to centre with margin panes over two C20 doors, to right metal grille over plate glass sash window. To left two/two-pane sash above street wall, roofed to meet house forming shallow range with C20 leaded window. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: An unusually large late Georgian villa, displaying in its external treatment the contemporary preoccupation for designing houses around the prospects that were to be enjoyed from their location.
Listing NGR: ST7481766188
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510032
- 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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