TWERTON VILLA, WITH FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS

TWERTON VILLA, WITH FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS, LOWER BRISTOL ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395141
Date first listed:: 05-Aug-1975
List Entry Name:: TWERTON VILLA, WITH FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS
Statutory Address:: TWERTON VILLA, WITH FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS, LOWER BRISTOL ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395141
Date first listed:: 05-Aug-1975
Date of most recent amendment:: 15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: TWERTON VILLA, WITH FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS
Statutory Address 1:: TWERTON VILLA, WITH FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS, LOWER BRISTOL ROAD

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: TWERTON VILLA, WITH FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS, LOWER BRISTOL 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 72886 64692

Details

LOWER BRISTOL ROAD (North side) Twerton Villa, with front boundary walls 05/08/75

GV II

Detached villa, now offices. Early C19. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar and coursed squared limestone, slate roof. PLAN: Plain symmetrical range with lean-to at rear. EXTERIOR: Two storeys, three windows, all sashes. First floor twelve-pane, ground floor tripartite four:twelve:four-pane, all to tooled sills, and ground floor with square block cornices on console brackets, as to door, flush panelled with transom light. Chamfered plinth, frieze band, cornice, blocking course and parapet. Lofty two stage ashlar stacks to coped gables. Left return has twelve-pane sashes at first floor and smaller one below, with blocked opening. Also has further stack. INTERIOR: Ground floor windows have original shutters. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: From each end of the main front high wall with plain weathered coping comes forward to boundary, returning at each end to steep swept drop to ashlar dwarf wall, slightly set back, and formerly with railings. Central opening and returns to four sandstone steps. Form and detail of building very similar to adjacent Albert Villa (qv), obviously from the same developer's hand.

Listing NGR: ST7288664692

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 510558
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.