NO. 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS

NO. 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 6, MARLBOROUGH STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395696
Date first listed:: 12-Jun-1950
List Entry Name:: NO. 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: NO. 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 6, MARLBOROUGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395696
Date first listed:: 12-Jun-1950
Date of most recent amendment:: 15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: NO. 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: NO. 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 6, MARLBOROUGH STREET

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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Location

Statutory Address:: NO. 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 6, 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 74420 65570

Details

MARLBOROUGH STREET (West side) No.6 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

Terrace house, now flats. Completed 1790 with C19 alterations. By John Palmer, built by Charles Viner. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, painted to ground floor and basement, rubble and ashlar to rear, double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh slate to front, built up to full third floor and roof covering not visible to rear, coped gable wall and two ashlar stacks with some early clay pots to left. Staircase to rear. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, single-bay three-window front. First floor has three grouped plate glass horned sashes, narrower to left and right, in splayed reveals with continuous stone sill and wrought iron balconette. Second floor has three similar windows without horns in plain reveals with continuous stone sill. Ground floor has to left two/two horned sash in splayed reveal with stone sill, to right six-panel door with beaded, fielded and glazed panels in moulded architrave with flat surround with console brackets supporting moulded cornice, one step to pennant paved crossover. Basement has eight/eight sash in plain reveal with stone sill, six-panel door with three pennant steps under crossover, no area steps. Triple dormer with plate glass sashes. Timber bressumer and stone band course over ground floor, frieze, moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has six/six sash to first floor, other windows plate glass, wrought iron balconettes to ground floor and first floor, one and a half storey ashlar extension to basement. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings with cast arrow 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 four diagonal approaches to St James's Square. Underlease to Charles Viner 16 November 1790 for 96 years from 24 June 1790. SOURCES: (Abstract of title of Sir J F Rivers ... to property sold 1856: DEED PKT 2379 & MAPS).

Listing NGR: ST7442065570

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Legacy System number:: 511107
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.