MONMOUTH HOTEL

1, 2 AND 3, NILE STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395730
Date first listed:: 12-Jun-1950
List Entry Name:: MONMOUTH HOTEL
Statutory Address:: 1, 2 AND 3, NILE STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1395730
Date first listed:: 12-Jun-1950
Date of most recent amendment:: 15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: MONMOUTH HOTEL
Statutory Address 1:: 1, 2 AND 3, NILE STREET
Statutory Address 2:: 16A AND 17, MONMOUTH PLACE
Statutory Address 3:: MONMOUTH HOTEL, MONMOUTH PLACE

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

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: 1, 2 AND 3, NILE STREET
Statutory Address:: 16A AND 17, MONMOUTH PLACE
Statutory Address:: MONMOUTH HOTEL, MONMOUTH 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:: ST7439365003

Details

Part of this asset was previously listed twice also at List Entry 1396051. That entry was removed from the List on 18 October 2023.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 October 2023 to correct typos, correct address and to reformat text to current standards.

NILE STREET (East side) Nos.1, 2 AND 3

MONMOUTH PLACE (South side) Nos.16a AND 17

(Formerly Listed as: NILE STREET Nos.1, 2 AND 3)

12/06/50

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II

Includes: Monmouth Hotel MONMOUTH PLACE. Three terrace houses. Circa 1790 (lease of No.3 dated 08.10.1792) with C20 additions.

MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with ashlar dressings, slate roof.

PLAN: Double depth properties, with mansard roof, returned at left by hip, central three bays raised as full attic.

EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, three+three+two windows, all glazing bar sashes. Raised attic has three six-pane, flanked by two plain sash dormers each side, above twelve-pane, but first bay blind, and deep fifteen-pane at first floor, bays one,four,five and six with balconettes. Ground floor two-pane shopfront with entrance splayed across corner under fascia, four twelve-pane, and three six-panel doors under deep transom lights, to No.1 also in reeded pilasters to deep consoles and frieze plus cornice mould hood. five basement grilles in pavement, small plinth, broad first floor platband, lintel, frieze, moulded cornice, blocking course and parapet, all returned to Monmouth Place front, and with further cornice, blocking and parapet to attic. Front to Monmouth Place includes Monmouth Hotel, and in one+two+one-bays, twelve-pane above deep fifteen-pane with balconettes, and at ground floor single twelve-pane, two six-panel doors with radial bar transom lights, with small service opening to right, and two-pane display front, door on splay. Front also has three dormers, one with twelve-pane sash. Deep ashlar sashes in pairs at coped party divisions. Returned end in Monmouth Place has double gabled rubble wall retained from previously adjacent property, continued as ashlar above to Nile Street building, and some late C20 rear additions.

INTERIORS: Not inspected.

HISTORY: Part of the late C18 development of this part of Bath; the terrace takes its name from Nelson's victory of 1798.

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 511139
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.