5 Rivers Street and attached railings
5, Rivers Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394659
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- 5 Rivers Street and attached railings
- Statutory Address:
- 5, Rivers Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394659
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 5 Rivers Street and attached railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- 5, Rivers Street
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:
- 5, Rivers Street
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 74654 65482
Details
656-1/30/1379
RIVERS STREET (North side)
No.5 and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as: RIVERS STREET (North side) Nos.1-15 (Consecutive))
12/06/50
GV
II
House, now flats. 1770-1775 with C20 additions. By John Wood the Younger.
MATERIALS: limestone ashlar to front, ashlar and rubble to rear, double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh slate to front and rear, with coped party wall to left and right with two ashlar stacks to right. Staircase to rear.
EXTERIOR: Nos. 5, 6 and 7 Rivers Street (qv) break forward slightly from adjoining houses to form front to north side of Catharine Place. Three storeys, attic and basement. First floor has venetian window with plate glass horned sashes, in plain reveals with continuous stone sill, continuous single wrought iron balconette; second floor has three grouped plate glass horned sashes, narrower to left and right, in plain reveals with continuous stone sill. Ground floor has two paired plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with continuous stone sill to right, to left six-panel door with flush beaded, fielded and single glazed panels with one concrete step in pedimented Ionic doorcase, one step to pennant paved crossover with cast iron foot-scraper. Basement has two six/six horned sashes in plain reveals with continuous stone sill, C20 door in ashlar infilling under crossover, limestone area steps with wrought iron handrail. One double dormer with plate glass horned sashes. Band course over ground floor and modillion cornice and coped parapet continuous with Nos 6 and 7 Rivers Street (qv). Lead downpipe to right. Rear elevation has plate glass horned sashes, wrought iron balconette to first floor.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with shaped heads on limestone and cement bases.
HISTORY: Rivers Street was developed by John Wood the Younger on three parcels of land: Nos. 1-11 constructed in conjunction with Catharine Place on ground conveyed on perpetual leasehold from Sir Benet Garrard to Wood and Brock as his trustee 19/20 December 1766. Nos. 16-28 and 36-47 Rivers Street with areas behind Nos. 46 and 47 on ground conveyed from Rivers Estate (owned by Sir Peter Rivers Gay) to Wood 5 March 1768 for 99 years. Nos. 28-35 Rivers Street were constructed in conjunction with Russell Street on ground bought by John Wood and Andrew Sproule as his trustee from Thomas and Daniel Omer 30 December 1768 on perpetual freehold rents. Strip of ground on which Nos 12-15 and 48-50 Rivers Street constructed probably never acquired by Wood. Sites of Nos. 12-15 were conveyed from Rivers Estate to Thomas and James Beale on 30 December 1774 and 16 October 1776 on perpetual freehold rents.
A number of different Bath builders were responsible for implementing Wood's overall design, re Ison.
SOURCES: Building leases and rate books; Walter Ison, The Georgian Buildings of Bath (2nd ed. 1980), 233.
Listing NGR: ST7465465482
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510062
- 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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