5, NORTH PARADE
5, NORTH PARADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1395783
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- 5, NORTH PARADE
- Statutory Address:
- 5, NORTH PARADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1395783
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 5, NORTH PARADE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 5, 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:
- 5, 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 75223 64681
Details
NORTH PARADE No.5 (Formerly Listed as: NORTH PARADE Nos.2-6 (Consec)) 12/06/50
GV II*
House. 1740, restored and altered mid-C20. By John Wood the Elder. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roof. PLAN: Double depth plan, but has no windows on rear elevation, forms square block with No.6 North Parade and No.12 Pierrepont Street. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and cellar. Three windows wide. Platband at first floor level, house seems originally to have been part of five-bay house (with No.6 qv) with central entrance, with facade set slightly forward of Nos 2-4 as end piece to terrace, probably divided in early C19. Ground floor has six-panel door to left, with rectangular early C19 light over, two windows, six/six sashes, divided by stone mullion, with panelled apron below. First floor has two windows in plain architraves with cornice heads, six/nine sashes with dropped sills. Second floor has three/six late C18 type sashes in original openings. Dentil cornice, parapet, mansard roof with three flat topped six/six dormers, ashlar ridge stack. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: House forms part of the uncompleted John Wood 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: ST7522364681
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511194
- 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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