31A, Rivers Street
31A, Rivers Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394705
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- 31A, Rivers Street
- Statutory Address:
- 31A, Rivers Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394705
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 31A, Rivers Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 31A, 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:
- 31A, 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 74845 65450
Details
656-1/30/1405
RIVERS STREET (North side)
No.31A
05/08/75
GV II
End of terrace shop. 1770-1775, altered 1895. Part of the Rivers Street development by John Wood the Younger.
MATERIALS: limestone ashlar, now painted, Welsh slate roof, hipped to right, with coped parapet ramping down to front to left, ashlar stack without pots against flank wall of No.31 Rivers Street adjoining.
EXTERIOR: a small building at junction of Rivers Street and Julian Road, with rounded corners to front elevation. Three storeys, one window wide. First floor has plate glass horned sash in plain reveal with timber sill; second floor has two-light timber casement in plain reveal with stone sill; ground floor has half-glazed door and plate glass window in moulded timber surround forming small shop front.
Right side has plate glass horned sash in plain reveal with stone sill to first floor, ground floor has eight-pane shop window in surround with panelled pilaster strips with moulded console brackets flanking deep frieze. This dates from 1895 and is by J Foster, Builder.
Rear elevation to Julian Road has four small plate glass windows.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
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. The strip of ground on which Nos 12-15 and 48-50 Rivers Street were constructed was probably never acquired by Wood. The sites of Nos. 12-15 were conveyed from the 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: ST7484565450
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510108
- 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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