Sydney House
SYDNEY HOUSE, 29, SYDNEY BUILDINGS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395251
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Sydney House
- Statutory Address:
- SYDNEY HOUSE, 29, SYDNEY BUILDINGS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395251
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Sydney House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SYDNEY HOUSE, 29, SYDNEY BUILDINGS
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:
- SYDNEY HOUSE, 29, SYDNEY BUILDINGS
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 75837 64658
Details
SYDNEY BUILDINGS 656-1/42/126 (West side) No.29 Sydney House 11/08/72
GV II
Detached house overlooking Kennet and Avon Canal at rear. 1829 by John Pinch, with mid-C19 alterations. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, single pitched slate mansard roof with moulded stacks to gable ends. EXTERIOR: Two storeys and lower ground floor; symmetrical three bay front to street with later two storey projecting porch, with coped parapet and floating cornice over six-panel door and overlight, probably original, plain opening, small four/four-pane sashes to returns. Six/six-pane sash windows to first floor; two/two-pane sash windows to ground floor with cornices on consoles above; three storey rear elevation has two storey block to centre, similar to porch on street front, with parapet, cornice and platband and paired plate glass sash windows to each floor. Six/six-pane sash windows to two dormers, two/two-pane sashes to outer ranges below, those to first floor have cornices on consoles, lower ground floor has banded rustication. INTERIOR: Not inspected. The design submitted to the Bathwick Estate Office, is dated 1829 and signed JP: it shows a single storey Greek Revival porch in place of the existing double-height version. SOURCES: Bath Preservation Trust: 'Beyond Mr Pulteney's Bridge' (exhib. cat. 1987), 48.
Listing NGR: ST7583764658
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510660
- 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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