NO.8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS

NO.8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8, MARLBOROUGH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395698
Date first listed:: 12-Jun-1950
List Entry Name:: NO.8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: NO.8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8, MARLBOROUGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395698
Date first listed:: 12-Jun-1950
Date of most recent amendment:: 15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: NO.8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: NO.8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8, 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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: NO.8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8, 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 74427 65577

Details

MARLBOROUGH STREET (West side) No.8 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: MARLBOROUGH STREET No.1. Nos 2-4 (consec). No.5. Nos 6-12 (consec)) 12/06/50

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Terrace house. Completed 1790 with C19 and C20 alterations. By John Palmer, built by Charles Viner. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, painted. Welsh slate parapeted mansard roof. House at junction of Marlborough Street and St James's Square of triangular plan completely enclosed to sides and rear, staircase to rear. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, two-window front. First floor has two six/six horned sashes in splayed reveals with continuous wrought iron balconette. Second floor has two similar windows in plain reveals with continuous stone sill. Ground floor has to left one eight/eight horned sash in splayed reveal with stone sill, to right six-panel door with beaded and fielded panels, single-pane overlight and pennant step, in moulded architrave with flat surround with moulded cornice on console brackets, one step to pennant paved crossover with C19 cast iron footscraper. Basement has one six/six sash in plain reveal with stone sill, C20 plank door and window in ashlar infilling under crossover, no area steps. Triple dormer with glazing bar casements. Band course over ground floor, sill band to first floor, frieze, moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet continuous with No.7 Marlborough Street (qv). INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings with shaped and 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 the four diagonal approaches to St James's Square. Underlease to Charles Viner 16 November 1790 for 96 years from 24 June 1790, for 'two pieces of ground and three messuages thereon' (ie. Nos 6, 7 and 8 Marlborough Street) indicates use by builder of corner site to build extra house (cf. Nos 1, 2 and 2A Marlborough Street, No.27 Rivers Street qv). SOURCES: (Abstract of title of Sir J F Rivers ... to property sold 1856: DEED PKT 2379 & MAPS).

Listing NGR: ST7442765577

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Legacy System number:: 511109
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.