Garden Flat Nos. 1, 2 and 2A and Attached Railings

GARDEN FLAT, 2, CAVENDISH ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1395683
Date first listed:
12-Jun-1950
List Entry Name:
Garden Flat Nos. 1, 2 and 2A and Attached Railings
Statutory Address:
GARDEN FLAT, 2, CAVENDISH ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1395683
Date first listed:
12-Jun-1950
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:
Garden Flat Nos. 1, 2 and 2A and Attached Railings
Statutory Address 1:
GARDEN FLAT, 2, CAVENDISH ROAD
Statutory Address 2:
NOS. 1, 2 AND 2A AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1, 2 AND 2A, MARLBOROUGH STREET

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
GARDEN FLAT, 2, CAVENDISH ROAD
Statutory Address:
NOS. 1, 2 AND 2A AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1, 2 AND 2A, MARLBOROUGH STREET

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 74403 65550

Details

MARLBOROUGH STREET (West side) Nos.1, 2 AND 2A and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: MARLBOROUGH STREET No.1. Nos 2-4 (consec). No.5. Nos 6-12 (consec)) 12/06/50

GV II

Includes: No.2 Garden Flat CAVENDISH ROAD. Two terrace houses, now house and flats. Completed 1790 altered C19 and C20. By John Palmer, built by George Watts. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, rubble to rear of No.2. PLAN: No.2 has Welsh Slate double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh Slate hipped roof to Nos 1 and 2A. No.2 has ashlar stack with early clay pots to front left, to rear left truncated stack probably shared with Nos 1 & 2A. Building at junction of Marlborough Street, Julian Road & Cavendish Road forms last house in Marlborough Street (No.2) of conventional plan, staircase to front, with further building attached to left (Nos 1 & 2A) with splayed corner to junction at Julian Road and Cavendish Road echoed by splayed corner to rear facing up Cavendish Road. EXTERIOR: No.2 has three storeys, attic, basement and two-window front. First floor has two plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with wrought iron balconettes. Second floor has two similar windows without balconettes with stone sills and one similar window to left, six-panel door with reeded, fielded and glazed panels in pedimented Doric doorcase with two Doric pilasters, basement has six/six sash in plain reveal with stone sill, small exterior with C20 glazed doors in area, no area steps. Single dormer with two/two horned sash in moulded architrave, small dormer with four-pane window. Timber bressumer and stone band course over ground floor, weathered sill band to first floor, frieze, moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet. Left side to Julian Road has two six/six sashes in plain reveals to first floor, two similar sashes with stone sills to second floor, one similar eight/eight and one two/two sash to third floor. Ground floor has one similar six/six sash and one small C20 window to right, to centre six-panel door with three-pane overlight in plain reveal (No.2A) to left four-panel door with three-pane overlight in plain reveal (No.1), timber bressumer over ground floor, band course and weathered sill band to first floor continued from front, coved eaves cornice and coped parapet. Splayed corner to junction of Julian Road and Cavendish Road has six/six sash in plain reveal with simple wrought iron balconette to first floor, similar sash without balconette with stone sill to second floor, similar eight/eight sash to third floor, elevation to Cavendish Road has six/six sash in plain reveal with wrought iron balconette close to corner, this paired with that on splayed corner, similar blind windows above and six/six sash in plain reveal with stone sill to each floor and similar sash to ground floor, both these elevations have timber bressumer over ground floor, band course, first floor sill band, eaves cornice and coped parapet continued from Julian Road elevation. Other faces of building blind, No.2 Marlborough Street has C19 plate glass windows to rear, lead hopperhead and down pipe. No.2 Cavendish Road (basement flat) has six/six sash with wrought iron window guard with shaped heads to bars, half-glazed door, small extension in area. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings with cast urn heads on limestone bases. HISTORY: Part of incomplete St James's Square development on land leased by Fielder, King, Hewlett and Broom from Sir Peter Rivers Gay 25 March 1790; Marlborough Street forms one of the diagonal approaches to St James's Square. Underlease for 1 and 2 granted to George Watts 23 November 1790 for 96 years from 24 June 1790, of a 'piece of ground and two messuages thereon' indicates use by builder of corner site to build extra house (cf. No.8 Marlborough Street, No.27 Rivers Street qv). No.1 Marlborough Street listed 14th July 1955. (Abstract of title of Sir J F Rivers ... to property sold 1856: DEED PKT 2379 & MAPS).

Listing NGR: ST7440365550

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
511095
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.

Ordnance survey map of Garden Flat Nos. 1, 2 and 2A and Attached Railings

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