1-5, SION PLACE
1-5, SION PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394982
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 1-5, SION PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- 1-5, SION PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394982
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 1-5, SION PLACE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-5, SION PLACE
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:
- 1-5, SION PLACE
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 75974 64793
Details
SION PLACE 656-1/42/1495 (South West side) Nos.1-5 (Consec)
(Formerly Listed as: BATHWICK HILL (South side) Nos 1-5 (consec) Sion Place) 11/08/72
GV II
Five houses in uncompleted terrace stepped downhill from No.1 to left. C1825-6. Probably by John Pinch. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate mansard roofs with higher ranges to rear, dormers and tall moulded stacks to party walls. EXTERIOR: Three storeys with attics and basements, each house two bays wide. Terrace articulated by full height panelled pilasters, to right of each high coped parapets and cornices sweep down to span next house. Ground floor platbands and banded rustication with incised voussoirs step down. Formerly with six/six-pane sash windows and six-panel doors with decorative narrow overlights to left of each house. No.1 has late C19 attic storey with moulded coping to parapet, two/two-pane sash windows to attic, plate glass sash windows below, that to ground floor has balconette, blind windows to returns and plain overlight. No.2 has late C19 mansard roof with three-light dormer, original windows and door with margin paned overlight. To left small window with cast iron scroll grill. No.3 similar with C20 dormer and fine ornament to overlight. No.4 similar with small dormer. No.5 similar with two original raking dormers and balconettes to first floor. Six/six-pane sash windows to rear. INTERIORS: Not inspected. Mid C20 photo in the National Monuments Record shows interior of No 5 with reeded architraves, high quality plasterwork with band of moulded leaf ornament to drawing room. HISTORY: Part of the upward development of Bathwick Hill, this descending row may well have been designed in the office of John Pinch and Son. Leases were granted by the Earl of Darlington in 1825 (Nos.1-3) and 1826 (Nos.4-5). SOURCES: `Beyond Mr Pulteney¿s Bridge¿ (Bath Preservation Trust exhib. Cat. 1987), 47; John Bennett, `The Last of the Georgian Architects of Bath¿, Bath History IX (2002), 100.
Listing NGR: ST7597464793
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510401
- 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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