The Priory Hotel

THE PRIORY HOTEL, WESTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1395722
Date first listed:
05-Aug-1975
List Entry Name:
The Priory Hotel
Statutory Address:
THE PRIORY HOTEL, WESTON ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1395722
Date first listed:
05-Aug-1975
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:
The Priory Hotel
Statutory Address 1:
THE PRIORY HOTEL, WESTON ROAD

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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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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE PRIORY HOTEL, WESTON ROAD

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 73481 65745

Details

WESTON ROAD 656-1/27/2497 (South side) The Priory Hotel

(Formerly Listed as: WESTON ROAD (South side) Priory) 05/08/75

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Detached house, now hotel. c1840, major extension completed 1996. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate roof with octagonal shafts to moulded ridge stacks. PLAN: Double depth plan with C20 additions to each side. EXTERIOR: Two and three storeys, original house comprises a four bay front set between modern additions to either side. Coped parapet rises over two projecting forward facing shouldered gables with octagonal stone finials, set back ranges to left and centre have moulded string course below parapet. C20 windows. Narrow three storey range to left has small lancets to upper floors, to first floor with pointed arched hoodmould, and flat arched recess with sunk spandrels over Tudor arched ground floor window. Three storey gabled range to left-of-centre has hip-roofed oriel with one Tudor-arched light to each facet. Below label mould over flat arched recess with sunk spandrels to three light Tudor arched first floor window and three light ground floor window with flat arches. Two storey central entrance range has flat arched recess to single light first floor window and projecting gabled porch with chamfered Tudor arched opening. Larger gabled right hand range has label mould to pierced quatrefoil in small square recess in apex, label mould over three light stone mullioned and transomed first floor window and canted ground floor bay with parapet of pierced triangles over tall Tudor arched windows (two to front) in recesses with sunk spandrels. To far left, modern 1996 extension, further three bays with one, two and three light casement windows, gables and chimney stack with three cylindrical shafts. INTERIOR: Not inspected. A much-expanded, romantically conceived, suburban house in the 'Tudorbethan' manner which echoes the work of James Wilson; it shows the adaptation of this style, hitherto employed for institutional buildings, for domestic use. It became a boys¿ boarding school in 1962, and a hotel in 1969. Earlier extensions took place in 1972 and 1984 (Bath City Council planning file).

Listing NGR: ST7348165745

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Legacy System number:
511133
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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