16-19, CATHARINE PLACE
16-19, CATHARINE PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395355
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- 16-19, CATHARINE PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- 16-19, CATHARINE PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395355
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 16-19, CATHARINE PLACE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 16-19, CATHARINE PLACE
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:
- 16-19, CATHARINE PLACE
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 74629 65394
Details
CATHARINE PLACE (South side)
Nos.16-19 (Consec) (Formerly Listed as: CATHARINE PLACE Nos.1-19 (Consec)) 12/06/50
GV II
Four terrace houses, stepped down from right. Completed 1776 with C19 alterations. By John Wood the Younger. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate mansard roof with dormers and moulded stacks to coped party walls. PLAN: Double depth. EXTERIOR: Three storeys with attics and basements. Coped parapets, stopped cornices, ground floor platbands. No.16 four-window range with six/six-pane sash windows to second floor, lowered sills to six/nine-pane sashes with trellised balconettes to first floor, two six/nine-pane sashes to centre of ground floor, to right is six-panel door glazed to top in pedimented Tuscan doorcase with engaged columns, to left flat arched carriage entrance to Margaret¿s Chapel. No.17 has three-window range with plate glass sash windows to second floor, lowered sills to six/nine-pane sash windows to first floor and two six/six-pane sashes to ground floor plus five-panel door in similar doorcase to No.16 but painted. No.18 has three-window range, with plate glass sash windows without horns, scrolled balconettes to first floor and similar painted doorcase to No.17. No.19 to corner with Margaret's Buildings, three-window range with returned parapet, cornice and platband, painted splayed reveals and sills. Six/six-pane sash windows to second floor, four/four-pane sashes with lowered sills and balcony spanning facade to first floor, two/four-pane sashes to ground floor left. Doorcase to right formerly similar to No.16-18 has shallow hood replacing the entablature and pediment over a six-panel door with radial glazing bars to the overlight. To left single storey flat roofed porch with pilasters and entablature to C19 panelled door and blocked overlight. Left return has two C19 windows and door to right. Left return of house has six/six-pane sashes to tripartite window to second floor left, Gothic glazing to Venetian window to first floor left and blind Venetian window to right, and two windows to ground floor left. INTERIORS: Not inspected; No. 18 was partially inspected by Bath Council 1984. Early C19 marble fireplaces on the ground floor with large double eight-panel doors. Doric newel posts on the C18 staircase HISTORY: This part of the square suffered from bombing in WWII: No. 17 was burnt out and subsequently rebuilt behind the façade. SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: Bath: 1980-: 7, 233.
Listing NGR: ST7462965394
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510769
- 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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