Isabella House
ISABELLA HOUSE, THE AVENUE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395337
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Isabella House
- Statutory Address:
- ISABELLA HOUSE, THE AVENUE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395337
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Isabella House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ISABELLA HOUSE, THE AVENUE
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:
- ISABELLA HOUSE, THE AVENUE
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 75934 62343
Details
THE AVENUE, Combe Down 656-1/66/2011 (West side) Isabella House 05/08/75
GV II
House, with offices and shop. c1840 with late C19 additions. MATERIALS: Ashlar, slate roofs. EXTERIOR: Compact three-storey front block with low wing attached to left, and large rear wing to right. Three bay front is typically late Georgian style, but wing is in High Victorian classical style. Three windows, grouped two and one, all plain sashes in stopped-chamfer reveals, paired sash to right at first floor. Five-panel door with cornice on carved consoles, between bays one and two, incorporating carved date, C20 shopfront to right. Coved cornice, blocking course and parapet. Single storey wing to left has four sashes in moulded architraves and panelled door in architrave with moulded pediment. Moulded cornice, with blocking course incorporating balusters in sections above windows, and whole abutting flank of No.79, Church Road (qv). Long return to right has two:three:two windows, sashes with lower half plain and upper with bars, to shouldered lintels and splayed flush sills, between bays one and two are round arches with flush keystone, at each level, and under flush gable, at ground floor with pair of plank doors, and blind to first and second floors. To right eaves stack with gable. Gable end return similarly detailed. INTERIOR: Not inspected.
Listing NGR: ST7593362343
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510750
- 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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