The Woodlands

The Woodlands, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 9ES

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1395136
Date first listed:
05-Aug-1975
List Entry Name:
The Woodlands
Statutory Address:
The Woodlands, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 9ES
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1395136
Date first listed:
05-Aug-1975
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:
The Woodlands
Statutory Address 1:
The Woodlands, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 9ES

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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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
The Woodlands, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 9ES

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 72359 64892

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 March 2025 to reformat the text to current standards

LOWER BRISTOL ROAD (north side)
The Woodlands

05/08/75

II
Detached villa, probably originally two, now offices. Early C19 with C20 alterations.

MATERIALS: limestone ashlar or rendering, slate roofs.

PLAN: compact block, with paired hipped roofs behind parapets, valley parallel with frontage.

EXTERIOR: two storeys, two+two windows, all C20 aluminium replacements, to ground floor glazed full depth as French doors, and with sunk panel under first floor openings. End and paired central pilasters with incised panels, wreaths to frieze at pilaster heads, mid platband, cornice, blocking course and parapet. Left return rendered, similar, simplified detail, with three blocked lights and one aluminium sash, and towards rear projecting square flat roofed porch with C20 doors and transom light. Right return has arched stair light centrally, and each end has two stacks.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

HISTORY: this would originally have been an isolated property, located at the very extremity of Late Georgian end of C19 development along the Lower Bristol Road.

Listing NGR: ST7235964892

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
510553
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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