1, JOHN STREET
1, JOHN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395909
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- 1, JOHN STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 1, JOHN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395909
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 1, JOHN STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1, JOHN 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:
- 1, JOHN 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 74901 64982
Details
JOHN STREET 656-1/0/0 (East side) No.1 05/08/75
GV II
Commercial building. c1840, shopfront inserted by the Treasury Bank 1858. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, roof not visible. EXTERIOR: Narrow elevation in the Italianate style with original shopfront. Four storeys, single bay, slight centre break containing fenestration. First and second floors flanked by giant pilasters with full height round-headed panels. Consoles over carried up into third floor with second floor lintel and panelled cornice broken forward over. Crowning cornice raised in segmental pediment over centre break. Tripled windows to upper floors. Those on first floor narrow and tall, marginal glazed with moulded surrounds, consoles to head of each and long console brackets flanking, supporting cornice over. Second floor tripled window has Roman Ionic pilasters and consoles to heads extending up into second floor frieze panelled apron with consoles in profile rising from cornice of first floor window. Third floor tripled segmental pediment. Shopfront has flanking glazed and panelled doors with bold radial glazed semicircular fanlights, consoles flanking doorheads. Window between of five round arched lights with colonnette mullions frieze and pendant finialed brackets to cornice above. Deep stacks to left and right, that to right raised to level adjacent attic storey. Blind return of single bay to Quiet Street with similar flanking pilasters and detail, with single bay display window and one blind bay, entablature returned full width. Rich and carefully considered design to important corner site. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SOURCES: (Finch G: Shopfront Record, Bath City Council: 1992).
Listing NGR: ST7490164982
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511317
- 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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