The Ale House
THE ALE HOUSE, 1, YORK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395810
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Ale House
- Statutory Address:
- THE ALE HOUSE, 1, YORK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395810
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- The Ale House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ALE HOUSE, 1, YORK STREET
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:
- THE ALE HOUSE, 1, YORK STREET
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 75184 64717
Details
YORK STREET 656-1/41/1930 (South side) No.1 The Ale House
(Formerly Listed as: YORK STREET (South side) No.1 York Street Wine Vaults) 11/08/72
GV II
Public house. c1816, with later alterations. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, now painted, Welsh slate roof. PLAN: Corner site with single depth plan to two fronts. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and cellar. Three bays to Terrace Walk, four to York Street, canted corner. Platband at first floor level. Left hand bay to Terrace Walk is blind, but has window recesses, otherwise plate glass windows to ground floor and six/six sashes above. At some period this building shared large multi-paned shop window with No.2 Terrace Walk. Cornice, parapet, mansard roof with two flat topped casement dormers. Canted corner has arch headed doorway to ground floor. York Street elevation has ground floor with small late C19 two light shop window, plain sash and two plain doorways. Above are four six/six sashes and three dormers as before. INTERIOR: Largely late C19, with fielded counter front, ornate behind bar shelving, tiled fireplace surround to ground floor bar; lower part of staircase at least replaced. Basement now occupied by the Cellar Bar: extensive barrel vaults remain in situ. Rest not inspected. HISTORY: This building, together with No.3 Terrace Walk (qv), stands on the site of Lindsey's Rooms, designed by John Wood the Elder, opened in 1730 and demolished in 1816. They form a matched entry to York Street which was cut through at that time. SOURCES: J. Orbach, Card Index of Bath Architects and Streets (1978); The Bath Chronicle: Images of Bath (1994), 19.
Listing NGR: ST7518464717
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511219
- 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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