34, MILSOM STREET

34, MILSOM STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1395984
Date first listed:
12-Jun-1950
List Entry Name:
34, MILSOM STREET
Statutory Address:
34, MILSOM STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1395984
Date first listed:
12-Jun-1950
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:
34, MILSOM STREET
Statutory Address 1:
34, MILSOM 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.

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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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
34, MILSOM 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 74948 65082

Details

MILSOM STREET (East side) No.34 (Formerly Listed as: MILSOM STREET (East side) Nos.25-36 (Consec)) 12/06/50

GV II

House, now shop. c1762 altered 1910. Elevation for Milsom Street buildings approved by the Council in 1761 (Minutes 30th March 1761). Possibly by Thomas Jelly, shopfront by J Foster, shopfitter, 1910 with later alterations to windows. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, ashlar and rubble to rear, double pile parapeted mansard roof, double Romans to front, triple Romans to rear, with coped party wall to right with two ashlar stacks with early clay pots. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic, basement and three-window front. First floor has three six/six sashes in splayed ovolo moulded architraves rising from lowered stone sills and with friezes and cornices with pediment to centre. Second floor has three six/six sashes with eared ovolo moulded architraves rising from stone sills. Ground floor has projecting shopfront of 1910 by J. Foster, with plate glass windows with curved panes to left and right angles, glazed door with overlight to centre, deep frieze and dentil cornice. No openings to basement. Two single dormers with six/six horned sashes. Modillion eaves cornice and coped parapet. Moulded lead hopperhead and downpipe attached to right shared with No.35 Milsom Street (qv). Rear elevation partially visible has ashlar extension off staircase up to second half-landing, six/six sash with wrought iron balconette to second floor, two single dormers with six/six horned sashes. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: Earlier shopfront by William Wilcox, architect c. 1862. Pull handle in the shape of an animal apparently re-used from the 1910 shopfront. SOURCES: (Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: London: 1948-: 152; Colvin H: A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1660-1840: London: 1978-: 457). Finch G: Shopfront Record, Bath City Council: 1992-).

Listing NGR: ST7494865082

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
511393
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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