No. 3 and Attached Railings

NO. 3 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 3, RUSSELL STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1394799
Date first listed:
12-Jun-1950
List Entry Name:
No. 3 and Attached Railings
Statutory Address:
NO. 3 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 3, RUSSELL STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1394799
Date first listed:
12-Jun-1950
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:
No. 3 and Attached Railings
Statutory Address 1:
NO. 3 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 3, RUSSELL STREET

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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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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
NO. 3 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 3, RUSSELL 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 74832 65383

Details

RUSSELL STREET 656-1/30/1447 (West side) No.3 and attached railings

(Formerly Listed as: RUSSELL STREET Nos.1-18 (Consec)) 12/06/50

GV II

House, now flats. c1771-1773. Architect: John Wood the Younger. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, ashlar and rubble to rear, double pile roof, mansard to front, built up to full third floor to rear, artificial slate to front and rear, with coped party wall to left with two ashlar stacks with some early clay pots, small ashlar stack rising from rear wall. Staircase to rear. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, three-window front. First floor has three plate glass horned sashes in splayed ovolo moulded architraves with friezes and cornices, lowered moulded stone sills with cut down console brackets with wrought iron balconettes, embellished with lattice fronts and lyres to sides. Second floor has three six/six-horned sashes in ovolo moulded architraves with stone sills with wrought iron balconettes. Ground floor has, to left, two plate glass horned sashes in splayed reveals with stone sills; to right, an eight-panel door with fielded panels in reeded timber surround with panelled sidelights, decorative radial cobweb fanlight over, in round headed reveal with cavetto moulding; single step to Pennant paved crossover with cast iron footscraper. Basement has two two/two-sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, C20 half-glazed door under crossover, limestone area steps with Pennant inserts to treads, wrought iron handrail. One double and one single dormer with plate glass sashes in moulded architraves. Band course over ground floor, modillion eaves cornice and coped parapet. Lead hopperhead at eaves to right shared with No.4 Russell Street (qv). Rear elevation has six/six-sashes to staircase, otherwise horned-glazing bar and plate glass sashes, to first floor with simple wrought iron balconette, C19 full height extension to rear centre, cantilevered lavatory and ground floor extension in concrete blockwork. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings on buns and gate with shaped heads on painted bases. HISTORY: Russell Street was developed by John Wood in conjunction with Assembly Rooms and east end of Rivers Street on part of Holdstock's Garden or Russell's Close bought by Wood and Andrew Sproule, his trustee, from Thomas and Daniel Omer 30th December 1768. SOURCES: Bath City Record Office, Deed Packet: 2382A 15 RUSSELL ST; T. Thorp T, `Plan of the Parish of Walcot ... Surveyed for - Gay Esq 1740¿; Walter Ison, `The Georgian Buildings of Bath¿ ((2nd ed. 1980), 156. Listing NGR: ST7483265383

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
510205
Legacy System:
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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.

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