York Villa and Attached Area Railings
YORK VILLA AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, YORK PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395809
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- York Villa and Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- YORK VILLA AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, YORK PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395809
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- York Villa and Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- YORK VILLA AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, YORK PLACE
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:
- YORK VILLA AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, YORK 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:
- ST 75607 65927
Details
YORK PLACE 656-1/32/2502 (South side) York Villa and attached area railings
(Formerly Listed as: LONDON ROAD (South side) York Villa, York Place) 12/06/50
GV II
Large house at right angle to London Road facing east. Mid/late C18. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar and coursed rubblestone, hipped slate roof with two dormers and moulded stacks to left and rear. PLAN: Double depth plan with large rear ballroom wing and stable range to left. EXTERIOR: Two storeys with attics and lower ground floor, symmetrical five window front range. coped parapet, modillion cornice, frieze and ground floor platband. C19 plate glass sash windows, C20 windows to basement. Good slightly projecting stone doorcase with dentil cornice and Corinthian quarter columns with garlands. Set back eight panel door and overlight with oval pane to centre and curved radial glazing bars. To left, projecting two storey block, probably former coach house, has blocking course, cornice and frieze over recessed rectangular panel and wide blocked semi-elliptical carriage arch with impost platband. Set under arch is further recessed square possibly to former double doors. To far left single storey rubblestone block. INTERIOR: Not inspected but known formerly to have carved wooden shutters, enriched entablature, coved and flat ceiling and fine decorative plasterwork in the ballroom. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Ground floor raised and wide flight of curved steps leads to door, Greek `bamboo' cast iron area railings also flank steps. A large, edge-of-town house and probably among the earlier buildings along this stretch of London Road. The masonry front of the stable is a good example of the crispness and subtlety later Georgian masons were capable of. SOURCES: Bath Archaeological Trust/RCHM England, Georgian Bath Historical Map (1989).
Listing NGR: ST7560765927
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511218
- 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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