RABY VILLA AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL

RABY VILLA AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, SYDNEY WHARF

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395322
Date first listed:: 05-Aug-1975
List Entry Name:: RABY VILLA AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL
Statutory Address:: RABY VILLA AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, SYDNEY WHARF

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395322
Date first listed:: 05-Aug-1975
Date of most recent amendment:: 15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: RABY VILLA AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL
Statutory Address 1:: RABY VILLA AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, SYDNEY WHARF

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:: RABY VILLA AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, SYDNEY WHARF

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 75821 65097

Details

SYDNEY WHARF 656-1/32/1667 (East side) Raby Villa and attached garden wall

(Formerly Listed as: SYDNEY WHARF Raby Villa) 05/08/75

GV II

House. c1830 with later additions. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate roof with moulded stacks to coped gable ends. PLAN: Double depth plan with long rear right wing. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, two-window range to main block with lower, later range set slightly back to right with one six/six-pane sash window to each floor and high coped parapet above cornice. Main block has low coped parapet, cornice, ground floor platband, banded rustication to ground floor. Moulded architraves to three/six-pane sash windows to second floor, cornices on consoles over margin paned French windows to first floor, each with pierced stone balustraded balcony similar to garden wall, right hand balcony forms porch, enclosed to sides, with guttae string to frieze and 4-panel door, to left six/six-pane sash window. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Garden fronted by ashlar wall approx 1m high to panelled piers at centre and ends, enriched with Soane inspired caps. Coped wall has narrow semicircular arched pierced panels on plinth. Wrought iron gate.

Listing NGR: ST7582165097

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Legacy System number:: 510735
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.