4, NORTH PARADE
4, NORTH PARADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1395782
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- 4, NORTH PARADE
- Statutory Address:
- 4, NORTH PARADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1395782
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 4, NORTH PARADE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 4, NORTH PARADE
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 4, NORTH PARADE
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 75217 64679
Details
NORTH PARADE No.4 (Formerly Listed as: NORTH PARADE Nos.2-6 (Consec)) 10/06/50
GV II*
House, now office. 1740, restored late C20. By John Wood the Elder. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roof. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, three windows wide. Platband at first floor level. Ground floor has eight-panel door in plain architrave, two six/six sash windows of late C18 type. Wrought iron area railings, basement has two nine/six-sashes. First floor has three sashes as above but with dropped sills, six/nine, and with corniced heads, plain architraves. Second floor six/six with plain architraves. Dentil cornice, parapet, mansard roof, three flat topped dormers, with three/six sashes. Ashlar ridge stack to right with pots. INTERIOR: Not inspected. Decorative plasterwork to stairs includes a moulded ceiling panel over the rounded half-landing to the stairs (illus. In Ison, pl 120a). No. 4: see Ison, plate 120a for photograph of enriched plaster ceiling to semi-circular apse on first half landing. HISTORY: Part of John Wood's uncompleted scheme for the Abbey Orchard, 1740-1748. SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: London: 1948-: 145; 910; Mowl T and Earnshaw B: John Wood Architect of Obsession: Bath: 1988-: 135-147.
Listing NGR: ST7521764679
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511193
- 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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