Sion House and Attached Walls and Gatepiers
SION HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, 8, SION HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394913
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Sion House and Attached Walls and Gatepiers
- Statutory Address:
- SION HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, 8, SION HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394913
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Sion House and Attached Walls and Gatepiers
- Statutory Address 1:
- SION HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, 8, SION HILL
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:
- SION HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, 8, SION HILL
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 74170 66038
Details
SION HILL 656-1/15/1467 (South side) No.8 Sion House and attached walls and gatepiers. 12/06/50
GV II
Detached villa. C1805 with C20 additions. Probably by John Pinch. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, hipped slate roof. PLAN: L-plan. EXTERIOR: Three storeys with attic and lower ground floor, symmetrical three-window entrance front. Coped parapet, cornice and ground floor platband encircle building. Steps up to central six-panel door with margin panes and large fanlight with some ornament to glazing bars radiating from small central semicircle. Tall six/six-pane sash windows. Paired dormers to mansard roof. Garden front has full height three window bow with balconettes to first and ground floors. Lower ground floor is faced with rough ashlar. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Rubblestone wall approx 3m high extends eastward along Sion Hill for approx 15m to meet coped rough ashlar walls that curve in to tall ashlar gatepiers with cornices, block tops and segmental arched overthrow supporting projecting lamp bracket. C20 gates.
Listing NGR: ST7417066038
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510324
- 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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