PEDESTAL TO THE NORTH OF ROYAL AVENUE TO THE REAR OF BROCK STREET

PEDESTAL TO THE NORTH OF ROYAL AVENUE TO THE REAR OF BROCK STREET, ROYAL VICTORIA PARK

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1394755
Date first listed:: 05-Aug-1975
List Entry Name:: PEDESTAL TO THE NORTH OF ROYAL AVENUE TO THE REAR OF BROCK STREET
Statutory Address:: PEDESTAL TO THE NORTH OF ROYAL AVENUE TO THE REAR OF BROCK STREET, ROYAL VICTORIA PARK

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1394755
Date first listed:: 05-Aug-1975
Date of most recent amendment:: 15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: PEDESTAL TO THE NORTH OF ROYAL AVENUE TO THE REAR OF BROCK STREET
Statutory Address 1:: PEDESTAL TO THE NORTH OF ROYAL AVENUE TO THE REAR OF BROCK STREET, ROYAL VICTORIA PARK

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: PEDESTAL TO THE NORTH OF ROYAL AVENUE TO THE REAR OF BROCK STREET, ROYAL VICTORIA PARK

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 74660 65212

Details

ROYAL VICTORIA PARK 656-1/30/1436 Pedestal to the north of Royal Avenue to the rear of Brock Street

(Formerly Listed as: VICTORIA PARK Pedestal by road to south-east) 05/08/75

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Pedestal base to former urn. C18. MATERIALS: Limestone. Circular base to former urn rests on stepped plinth over an acanthus leaf cornice, to each facet carved laurel wreath, moulded plinth. HISTORY: It is not known what urn surmounted this pedestal. The type was a standard production from C18 Bath masons' yards, visible (for instance) in mid-C18 engravings of Prior Park. Victoria Park was laid out in 1830 on the former Barton Fields, an area of common land and was opened by the Duchess of Kent with her daughter, Princess Victoria, on October 23rd 1830. It was the country's first municipal park.

Listing NGR: ST7466065212

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Legacy System number:: 510159
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.