NO.15 Montague House
NO.15 MONTAGUE HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394810
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- NO.15 Montague House
- Statutory Address:
- NO.15 MONTAGUE HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394810
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- NO.15 Montague House
- Statutory Address 1:
- NO.15 MONTAGUE HOUSE, LONDON 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:
- NO.15 MONTAGUE HOUSE, LONDON 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 76291 66453
Details
LONDON ROAD (North side) No.15 Montague House (Formerly Listed as: LONDON ROAD (North side) Montague House) 11/08/72
GV II
Detached villa. Late C18. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double-pitched slate roof with moulded stacks to coped gable ends. PLAN: Double depth plan flanked by attached single storey pavilions, hipped roof to that to right. EXTERIOR: Three storeys and basement, symmetrical front. Late C19 plate glass windows. Modillion cornice entablature and parapet, chamfered rustication up to ground floor platband, steps up to six-panel door with narrow overlight under prostyle porch with restrained acanthus band to capitals which support dentil cornice. left hand pavilion has semicircular arched recess, that to right has double doors. Open work decorative area railings. INTERIOR: Inspected 1975. Extremely ornate niches, two semi-circular and one flat-headed with exquisite floral detailing. HISTORY: Montague House, residence of William Montague Esq. was sold in August 1794. Chaning-Pearce who accumulated one of the finest fossil collections of C19 (now in British Museum) built a museum here for his collection between 1845 and his untimely death in 1847 at the age of 36.
Listing NGR: ST7629166453
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510217
- 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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